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Wiring a lightbar with factory fog wires

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Old 04-23-2014 | 06:34 PM
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Default Wiring a lightbar with factory fog wires

I have a 12" led light bar that should be here Monday and I'm wanting to use the wires for the factory fog lamps to turn it on. What kind of relay do I need and which light should I use to trigger the relay? Pics would be great because I'm pretty dumb when it comes to wiring. Thanks!!!
Old 04-23-2014 | 09:50 PM
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I wired my 10" straight to the fogs without any need for relays since it draws less power.
Old 04-24-2014 | 04:19 AM
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Originally Posted by karls
I wired my 10" straight to the fogs without any need for relays since it draws less power.
I was gonna try that but I keep hearing I will get flicker.
Old 04-24-2014 | 12:09 PM
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When you say "wire to fogs" are you wanting to keep the fogs also, or unhook them and run the bar only?
Old 04-24-2014 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by MT10JK
When you say "wire to fogs" are you wanting to keep the fogs also, or unhook them and run the bar only?
Use the bar only. I got a new bumper and don't have fogs anymore
Old 04-24-2014 | 12:32 PM
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Then you should be able to hook in to existing wiring. I plugged in aftermarket LEDs to my fogs and haven't had issues yet.
Old 04-24-2014 | 06:52 PM
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Same here, I installed rigid duallys as my fog lights and wired them using the existing fog light wiring and have had zero issues with flickering
Old 04-25-2014 | 04:20 AM
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Wired my D2's the fog switch. We do get a flicker but that is only when a door or tailgate is left open. They will also flash once or twice after turning off the jeep as well. No biggie to us.
Old 04-29-2014 | 06:11 PM
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What size fuse should I use? It's a 50 watt light
Old 04-29-2014 | 06:59 PM
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ohm's law - watts / volts = amps so 50 / 12 = 4.16amps so a 5 or 7 amp will work .



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