fog light power source
 

I've got a 98 ZJ that I'm putting an ARB Bull Bar with a PIAA 580 fog light
kit on to replace my stock pos styrofoam bumper and fogs. What's a good
power source for these? I was thinking of tieing into one of my stock
foglight power wires for switch power and using the PIAA relay which is
grounded and runs directly from the battery. That way, I'm thinking I could
just leave the PIAA switch ON, and use my existing fog switch on my dash to
cut off-and-on. Anybody done this or something similar?
Tom

Re: fog light power source
 

Hey tom, I don't have any advice for you, but I wanted to ask you if you
could post a few pictures (or a link, or I could give you my email address)
when you're done?
I'm thinking of doing something similar with my YJ and was hoping to see how
it looks - the Bull bar and the 580's...

Thanks!

"tom" <tstc@cavtel.net> wrote in message
news:XFdMb.9$T31.33493@news.uswest.net...
> I've got a 98 ZJ that I'm putting an ARB Bull Bar with a PIAA 580 fog
light
> kit on to replace my stock pos styrofoam bumper and fogs. What's a good
> power source for these? I was thinking of tieing into one of my stock
> foglight power wires for switch power and using the PIAA relay which is
> grounded and runs directly from the battery. That way, I'm thinking I
could
> just leave the PIAA switch ON, and use my existing fog switch on my dash
to
> cut off-and-on. Anybody done this or something similar?
> Tom
>
>

Re: fog light power source
 

Hey tom, I don't have any advice for you, but I wanted to ask you if you
could post a few pictures (or a link, or I could give you my email address)
when you're done?
I'm thinking of doing something similar with my YJ and was hoping to see how
it looks - the Bull bar and the 580's...

Thanks!

"tom" <tstc@cavtel.net> wrote in message
news:XFdMb.9$T31.33493@news.uswest.net...
> I've got a 98 ZJ that I'm putting an ARB Bull Bar with a PIAA 580 fog
light
> kit on to replace my stock pos styrofoam bumper and fogs. What's a good
> power source for these? I was thinking of tieing into one of my stock
> foglight power wires for switch power and using the PIAA relay which is
> grounded and runs directly from the battery. That way, I'm thinking I
could
> just leave the PIAA switch ON, and use my existing fog switch on my dash
to
> cut off-and-on. Anybody done this or something similar?
> Tom
>
>

Re: fog light power source
 

Hey tom, I don't have any advice for you, but I wanted to ask you if you
could post a few pictures (or a link, or I could give you my email address)
when you're done?
I'm thinking of doing something similar with my YJ and was hoping to see how
it looks - the Bull bar and the 580's...

Thanks!

"tom" <tstc@cavtel.net> wrote in message
news:XFdMb.9$T31.33493@news.uswest.net...
> I've got a 98 ZJ that I'm putting an ARB Bull Bar with a PIAA 580 fog
light
> kit on to replace my stock pos styrofoam bumper and fogs. What's a good
> power source for these? I was thinking of tieing into one of my stock
> foglight power wires for switch power and using the PIAA relay which is
> grounded and runs directly from the battery. That way, I'm thinking I
could
> just leave the PIAA switch ON, and use my existing fog switch on my dash
to
> cut off-and-on. Anybody done this or something similar?
> Tom
>
>

Re: fog light power source
 

tom did pass the time by typing:
> I've got a 98 ZJ that I'm putting an ARB Bull Bar with a PIAA 580 fog light
> kit on to replace my stock pos styrofoam bumper and fogs. What's a good
> power source for these? I was thinking of tieing into one of my stock
> foglight power wires for switch power and using the PIAA relay which is
> grounded and runs directly from the battery. That way, I'm thinking I could
> just leave the PIAA switch ON, and use my existing fog switch on my dash to
> cut off-and-on. Anybody done this or something similar?

Why bother with the PIAA switch at all?

relay
old fog >--------------) ____.------(fuse)-----> Battery
coil) common
) /\-----------------> fog lights
ground >--------------) no

no == normally open


--
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HESCO Supercharger - 300W IASCA Stereo - Edelbrock IAS Shocks
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Re: fog light power source
 

tom did pass the time by typing:
> I've got a 98 ZJ that I'm putting an ARB Bull Bar with a PIAA 580 fog light
> kit on to replace my stock pos styrofoam bumper and fogs. What's a good
> power source for these? I was thinking of tieing into one of my stock
> foglight power wires for switch power and using the PIAA relay which is
> grounded and runs directly from the battery. That way, I'm thinking I could
> just leave the PIAA switch ON, and use my existing fog switch on my dash to
> cut off-and-on. Anybody done this or something similar?

Why bother with the PIAA switch at all?

relay
old fog >--------------) ____.------(fuse)-----> Battery
coil) common
) /\-----------------> fog lights
ground >--------------) no

no == normally open


--
-- DougW -- 93 ZJ 4.0 http://members.cox.net/wilsond
HESCO Supercharger - 300W IASCA Stereo - Edelbrock IAS Shocks
Gibson Exhaust - rear DCpower - custom gauge install - Stillen Rotors

Re: fog light power source
 

tom did pass the time by typing:
> I've got a 98 ZJ that I'm putting an ARB Bull Bar with a PIAA 580 fog light
> kit on to replace my stock pos styrofoam bumper and fogs. What's a good
> power source for these? I was thinking of tieing into one of my stock
> foglight power wires for switch power and using the PIAA relay which is
> grounded and runs directly from the battery. That way, I'm thinking I could
> just leave the PIAA switch ON, and use my existing fog switch on my dash to
> cut off-and-on. Anybody done this or something similar?

Why bother with the PIAA switch at all?

relay
old fog >--------------) ____.------(fuse)-----> Battery
coil) common
) /\-----------------> fog lights
ground >--------------) no

no == normally open


--
-- DougW -- 93 ZJ 4.0 http://members.cox.net/wilsond
HESCO Supercharger - 300W IASCA Stereo - Edelbrock IAS Shocks
Gibson Exhaust - rear DCpower - custom gauge install - Stillen Rotors

Re: fog light power source
 

Doug,
I'm not really sure I "get" your diagram. I think I need to use the PIAA
switch to work with their harness. I don't believe my stock wiring is quite
up to the increased wattage.

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:M9eMb.60429$PK3.22891@okepread01...
> tom did pass the time by typing:
> > I've got a 98 ZJ that I'm putting an ARB Bull Bar with a PIAA 580 fog
light
> > kit on to replace my stock pos styrofoam bumper and fogs. What's a good
> > power source for these? I was thinking of tieing into one of my stock
> > foglight power wires for switch power and using the PIAA relay which is
> > grounded and runs directly from the battery. That way, I'm thinking I
could
> > just leave the PIAA switch ON, and use my existing fog switch on my dash
to
> > cut off-and-on. Anybody done this or something similar?
>
> Why bother with the PIAA switch at all?
>
> relay
> old fog >--------------) ____.------(fuse)-----> Battery
> coil) common
> ) /\-----------------> fog lights
> ground >--------------) no
>
> no == normally open
>
>
> --
> -- DougW -- 93 ZJ 4.0 http://members.cox.net/wilsond
> HESCO Supercharger - 300W IASCA Stereo - Edelbrock IAS Shocks
> Gibson Exhaust - rear DCpower - custom gauge install - Stillen Rotors
>
>

Re: fog light power source
 

Doug,
I'm not really sure I "get" your diagram. I think I need to use the PIAA
switch to work with their harness. I don't believe my stock wiring is quite
up to the increased wattage.

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:M9eMb.60429$PK3.22891@okepread01...
> tom did pass the time by typing:
> > I've got a 98 ZJ that I'm putting an ARB Bull Bar with a PIAA 580 fog
light
> > kit on to replace my stock pos styrofoam bumper and fogs. What's a good
> > power source for these? I was thinking of tieing into one of my stock
> > foglight power wires for switch power and using the PIAA relay which is
> > grounded and runs directly from the battery. That way, I'm thinking I
could
> > just leave the PIAA switch ON, and use my existing fog switch on my dash
to
> > cut off-and-on. Anybody done this or something similar?
>
> Why bother with the PIAA switch at all?
>
> relay
> old fog >--------------) ____.------(fuse)-----> Battery
> coil) common
> ) /\-----------------> fog lights
> ground >--------------) no
>
> no == normally open
>
>
> --
> -- DougW -- 93 ZJ 4.0 http://members.cox.net/wilsond
> HESCO Supercharger - 300W IASCA Stereo - Edelbrock IAS Shocks
> Gibson Exhaust - rear DCpower - custom gauge install - Stillen Rotors
>
>

Re: fog light power source
 

Doug,
I'm not really sure I "get" your diagram. I think I need to use the PIAA
switch to work with their harness. I don't believe my stock wiring is quite
up to the increased wattage.

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:M9eMb.60429$PK3.22891@okepread01...
> tom did pass the time by typing:
> > I've got a 98 ZJ that I'm putting an ARB Bull Bar with a PIAA 580 fog
light
> > kit on to replace my stock pos styrofoam bumper and fogs. What's a good
> > power source for these? I was thinking of tieing into one of my stock
> > foglight power wires for switch power and using the PIAA relay which is
> > grounded and runs directly from the battery. That way, I'm thinking I
could
> > just leave the PIAA switch ON, and use my existing fog switch on my dash
to
> > cut off-and-on. Anybody done this or something similar?
>
> Why bother with the PIAA switch at all?
>
> relay
> old fog >--------------) ____.------(fuse)-----> Battery
> coil) common
> ) /\-----------------> fog lights
> ground >--------------) no
>
> no == normally open
>
>
> --
> -- DougW -- 93 ZJ 4.0 http://members.cox.net/wilsond
> HESCO Supercharger - 300W IASCA Stereo - Edelbrock IAS Shocks
> Gibson Exhaust - rear DCpower - custom gauge install - Stillen Rotors
>
>