I'm rewiring my truck and it would be pretty easy to do, but I'm running out of time. Is it worth the time? I've got 14ga wire in there now. Should I get some 12 and get her done or is it not all that worth it?

 

Yes it's worth it. My headlights are just as bright as a modern trucks, with the relays and sealed silver star halogens.

 

Did you go to 12ga wire?

 

I didn't make the harness myself (bought the LMC one) but it is definitely worth the effort. The relay harness and the Hella H4 Offroad headlights I used make it so easy to see at night.

Low beams are like a new vehicle. High beams are brutal!

 

The biggest thing I liked about mine was that I wired the high beams so that the low beams came on with them; Seemed to be a much more reasonable light output.

A few suggestions: Head to the junk yard or supply store and get actual AUTOMOTIVE grade relays. They have snubbers built into them, look right and are weatherproof(ish).

Also...if you have ANY questions, post the writeup youre using. Someone in another forum posted one that had the wiring all kinda wonkey, like having the input on the relay going to the charge stud on the alternator.

Anyhow, good luck with it!

 

I did this as well. I priced out new relays and found their kit was cheaper than building it myself.

 

I want to d this mod on all my ford trucks, anyone have a link to the diagram, maybe this could be a sticky?thanks ,didn't mean to jack the thread. LM

 

Hyperinks are in the tech thread sticky.

Btw, Delcity.net and Waytekwire.com are excellent vendors to get electrical supplies.

 

It's a good "bang for the buck" improvement.

Probably the best $30 upgrade I've ever done to my truck ($32 now)

Heavy Duty Headlight Harness

 

Best upgrade I ever did, even with stock headlamps they are easily twice as bright. I built my own harness using the following socket and relays.

DUAL SOCKET FOR AUTO RELAY | AllElectronics.com

12VDC SPDT 40A AUTOMOTIVE RELAY | AllElectronics.com

1 socket and 2 relays per side. One relay for brights and the other for normal headlights. If you use a diode pointing from brights to normal headlights on the switching side they will both turn on like was previously mentioned. Make sure you hook a fuse inline with the power going to the relays and headlamps to be safe, locate the fuse as close to the battery side as possible.

The wiring harness sold by LMC is also ok but I didn't know about it when I upgraded mine.

 

I did mine too, completely custom fabbed for under $30 using junkyard relays and sockets

 

I also used the LMC one, and bought the better bulbs they sell. The lights are better than my explorer now!

 

Yes, and I built my own. I had most of the stuff in my wiring drawer.

 

is the lmc harness the same as jeffs bronco graveyard? i might buy me one

 

I picked up my harness off fleabay.