I got the Spring Bug

[Viben' round]

WEll I think I seriously have the spring time bug. I just today bought this: http://www.jvc.com/Resources/D...2.JPG it's freakin sweet... now I just have to figure out how to use it! this weekend I picked up a pair of new fog lamps, 100W lamps to be specific. nice stuff, along with a set of Chrome lug nuts, AND my Grafxwerks stuff which i still have yet to put on! OH WHY CAN"T IT REALY BE WARM???!!! I'm looking foreward to the Cape May meet to show off all my goodies!

[ragingfish]

Nice head unit.I do hope you'll be running new wiring for your new fogs...100W will fry up the stock wiring in a hot minute (pun intended!)

[Viben' round]

For real Fishman? I don't wanna follow suit with friedness! AS for the head unit, it chandes colors, has custom color options, Sirius ready, It can display pictures, video clips, so far it's the best thing I've bought for the my lil Vibe

[ragingfish]

Absolutely.Stock fogs are only 55 or 60 W...can't remember which...either way, you need to run dedicated wiring to run 100W, the stock wiring isn't designed to handle that kind of load.

[Viben' round]

Son of a biznatch, what gauge wire do I need to use? and I guess I should run a dedicated line with an auxilary switch huh? I've done that before with my old truck.

[ragingfish]

Well, if you wanted to get fancy, you could wire in some relays that would allow the actual POWER draw to pull off of the battery (and dedicated wiring), while using the stock fog switch as a trigger. In other words, the switch would be the same, but it wouldn't overload the stock wiring.OR!You could just buy one of these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...42613 How it works is your stock wiring harnesses plug right into this. Then you connect this harness to ground, and to the battery. When you use the stock fog switch to turn on the lights, it sends a signal to the relays, which trigger the lights to turn on. BUT, instead of sucking all that juice through the stock wiring and overheating it, it pulls it direct from the battery.The only thing is, if you DO buy this harness from this guy, it has no fuses. YOU MUST install fuses inline to prevent shorts from blowing up your battery!!! It's easy to do with a couple of $2 parts from Pep Boys.This guy is a bit pricey, but I used his harness for my HID kit and it works well...

[AKLGT]

i used the wiring that came w/ my a/m fogs. but i'll need some help from you mike on rewiring my switch. i still need the power to cut off when the ignition is off. i keep forgetting to turn them off!

[Mr. Poopypants]

Good choice! I have a JVC HU. I think I may stick with JVC from now on.

[joatmon]

Quote, originally posted by Viben’ round » I just today bought this: http://www.jvc.com/Resources/D...2.JPG damn, a 3 megabyte, 3756 x 1701 picture, that's hugehere is a 640 x 289 version that is only 20KB for those who don't have broadband and a freakishly huge monitor

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[Viben' round]

Thanks Joat!, I have a freakishly huge monitor, Samsung 19" Flatscreen!