Sorry wont work. I have HIDs and I also have an HID relay harness.

This harness plugs into the HID ballast.

Welcome to FTE though

 

Well that officially sucks.. Maybe I should get some HIDs then.
I also got some 37" tires round here somewhere.. Turn my new to me 87 F250 into an off roader.

Thanks for the welcome.

 

You need this relay kit from LMCTruck for halogen bulbs. If the link doesn't work its on page 62 of their catalog.

LMC Truck Parts - Page 62

 

Will do...Thanks Texas.....Out of curiousity though....Does the harness/relays actually brighten the light just a tad? Cos if you look in my build thread, you'll see I have some "Dim" lights...

-Wes

 

Hell, get two harnesses, plug one into each factory headlight plug, now you can have four headlights.

 

Hmmmm, I could have swarn this, and a link to LMC was posed already........


Wait, here it is...


I guess its page 60, its not like it says turn to page 62 for more into or anything............

 

I was meaning, will the "Slightly" brighter lights be as big of a difference as between the bright/dim lights?

-Wes

Sheesh.....lol

 

Nope, just adding the relays wouldn't make your dims as bright as your highs where before the kit...

At least it souldn't unless your headlight switch has exessive resistance now.

 

O.....
There is a guy in town with a chevy truck, and he mentioned something about a "Little box"....His lights are retina searing bright....

-Wes

 

Mine brightened up a bit. Voltage at the headlight was about 10-11v before. After I put in the relays to bypass the headlight switch, it's at battery voltage.

 

Depending on the year Chevy, there is a kit available to run the lows beams and highs at the same time. Wonder if that's what the "black box" is.

 

Possibly....It's a circa 1995 model....split headlights/ square body...

 

I like the idea of using relays - But in looking at the link to the harness, the harness looks nice, BUT... and please I am not trying to troll here, but is this seller serious? He or she is creating a serious and potentialy dangerous or deadly issue with using the harness as it is described.

First of all, headlights are NOT fused in a Ford truck, they are protected by a automatic resetting circuit breaker that will allow the headlights to flash rapidly on and off if a overload is present, not just a fuse that "blows" The relay keeps the lights from totaly going out just when you need them on that dark road. Of course if you ignore the flickering, eventualy the lights will go out, but the point is that you have some warning that your world is about to go dark.

Second, on those cars that do use fuses for the headlights, (Ford Couriers come to mind) please note that I said fuses as each headlight has its own individual fuse so in case there is a overload, both headlights do not just go out on a dark road due to ONE blown fuse.

Thirdly - Using a single relay for both headlights is a very bad idea. Again one part failure and you lose BOTH headlights. Using TWO relays would be the only proper and SAFE way to go about this.

Of course, it might run a bit more, but using TWO of these harness as listed would be a proper way of providing a backup. Given that, they should only be sold as pairs to keep those uninformed from creating a dangerous situation.

My two (four?) cents. David

 

You worry too much IMO..... One relay/fuse is ok(again IMO) for a pair of lights.

 

Actualy I don't worry too much. I understand how and why things are designed the way they are. I personaly have had a complete headlight failure one night - and I can tell you when it happens on a dark twisting road it can definatly get your attention. It is sudden and swift.

My failure was directly attributed to previous owner installing ONE relay. (for aftermarket bosch headlights) This taught me real fast to NEVER buy anything modded or changed by anyone else.

It happened almost 30 years ago - and I still remember it like it was yesterday. Had the road not had a slight straight to it, I would have had a accident, all due to someones elses stupidity! (some might say ignorance, but when it deals with a potential injury or life threatening situation - IMO it is sheer stupidity!)

You are certainly welcome to your opinion, and I support your right to 100% but that does not change the fact that if someone changes there headlights, dont you think it should at least be as good as it was from the factory (IE a backup / failsafe) ? Why change it if you are creating a worse problem?

Again, just my two cents - David