Hella wiring... Lost instructions... Help please

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tattooer
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Hella wiring... Lost instructions... Help please

Post by tattooer » 11 Oct 2013 06:58 pm

On the back of the grill is 1 brown and 1 greyish wire per light, I have a universal fitting kit and everything else, can someone break it down to retard steps for me please ;)

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Re: Hella wiring... Lost instructions... Help please

Post by Ride_on » 11 Oct 2013 08:17 pm

You need to be a bit more specific, the standard lights are Hella, do you have a grill aux set? are these driving lights, in which case you would want them powered directly from a spare fuse via a relay triggered by the mainbeam lights.
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tattooer
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Re: Hella wiring... Lost instructions... Help please

Post by tattooer » 11 Oct 2013 09:56 pm

My bad dude,

It's a hela grill, with fog lights built in,

I want these lights wired totally separate to all the other lights, on a switch included in the universal fitting kit

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Re: Hella wiring... Lost instructions... Help please

Post by macplaxton » 12 Oct 2013 09:58 am

tattooer wrote:My bad dude,

It's a hela grill, with fog lights built in,
Are the actually fog lights or driving lights? I thought they were driving lights as they are too high for fog lights.
tattooer wrote:I want these lights wired totally separate to all the other lights, on a switch included in the universal fitting kit
Now if they are driving lights, you can do that, but the long arm of the law will give a ticket out if rumbled as driving lights should only come on with main beam.

I suggest you wire them in please the law and the MOT man - saves a lot of hassle.
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tattooer
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Re: Hella wiring... Lost instructions... Help please

Post by tattooer » 12 Oct 2013 11:09 am

Aha, that makes sense...

Ok il do as I'm told!

Now... What wire goes where ;)

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Re: Hella wiring... Lost instructions... Help please

Post by macplaxton » 12 Oct 2013 11:34 am

Borrow one generic wiring diagram:

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*Disconnect battery before starting work*

On you lamps:
Brown = earth/ground
Grey = +12V
Headlamp main beam wire = White/Blue

Does that make sense to you? So when the main beam circuit is on, the relay will close (switch on) and the power will get to the extra lights.
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tattooer
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Re: Hella wiring... Lost instructions... Help please

Post by tattooer » 12 Oct 2013 12:30 pm

Ann that's exactly what I needed to know, thankyou very much :)

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Re: Hella wiring... Lost instructions... Help please

Post by macplaxton » 12 Oct 2013 12:42 pm

Report back later on success or fire! 340pw
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Re: Hella wiring... Lost instructions... Help please

Post by tattooer » 15 Oct 2013 02:27 pm

No fire = total success :) thanks

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Re: Hella wiring... Lost instructions... Help please

Post by macplaxton » 15 Oct 2013 04:39 pm

340pw
Thanks for reporting back.
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