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Originally Posted by iBiskuit
That's exactly how I was planning on doing it. I was going to have a separate switch for the front set, and a separate switch back set. I was reading a jeep forum the other night where they were talking about having to use separate switches or cover them up so they didn't accidentally flash anyone.
So I guess technically they aren't going to be high beams as much as spot lights.
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Also fairly typical. There are some federal laws as well as state laws even if some states don't enforce them regularly.
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Originally Posted by iBiskuit
Sounds like some serious trial and error! Such is life 🤦🏼*♂️ That is good to know what bulbs you changed to as well as fuses.
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It's generally a bad idea to replace fuses with almost double the size but I figured the wire was big enough. Nothing caught fire but won't be doing that again.
If you go ahead with the "fog" lights with the existing bulbs; run new wire and throw a fuse inline somewhere. The fuse block has 30A fuses in it but the whole damn thing got hot with the 25A so I don't trust it much. I'll leave the 30s alone but if I do anything that big again, I'll do inline.
If you do LEDs you should be fine; they don't draw as much current. I should have done this. And I may still. The 1156 bulb can be had in LED. Damn thing looks like a Xmas tree.
These bulbs are terrible at directing light so I wouldn't use them if you want true lighting. I'd be replacing the 1156s that are literally taped to the little plastic strip that is the backing for the big OEM bulbs. One of these days, I'll get back up there and replace them with proper mounting plates or fab something. But as they are only backups to the other existing lights, it ain't real high on the priority list.
If you go with true headlight bulbs, you'll need proper ballasts, wiring, etc. if you go with the hyper white/bright stuff.