rigid light bar on with high beams?

[6point0damn2004]

So here's what im looking to do. When i get my rigid 20" light bar i want to wire it to come on when i turn on the high beams. How do i do it? Do i use a relay switched by the highbeam wire to get power to the lightbar?

Also gonna replace the factory fogs with duallys.

And also looking at getting a britebox, anyone have experience using the britebox?

 

[Snake]

Factory high beam wire serves as a trigger for the relay instead of the switch that comes with the kit. Easy peasey.

 

[6point0damn2004]

Good deal, thats what i thought. Thank you! Just wanted to make sure my thoughts werent crazy

 

[Spatel23]

I'm also interested in hearing feedback on the britebox. Particularly on the 99-03 trucks but any feedback is welcome.

 

[HOOV3R]

If you want to get fancy, you can hook it up to your up fitters and trigger that relay also with your high beams. You will need to put two diodes in to keep from back feeding.

Brite box to run fogs and highs?

 

[me2]

ive been warned that 05+ headlight assemblies arent up to the heat that a "bright box" (both filaments lit on high beam) will produce.

you should know that neither of the light assemblies you are proposing to use are rated for highway use and do not have suitable beam patterns. that will get you a ticket in some jurisdictions, especially the fogs that will be on on low beam.

 

[fordfreak4life]

ive been warned that 05+ headlight assemblies arent up to the heat that a "bright box" (both filaments lit on high beam) will produce.

you should know that neither of the light assemblies you are proposing to use are rated for highway use and do not have suitable beam patterns. that will get you a ticket in some jurisdictions, especially the fogs that will be on on low beam.

Back where u came from anal dwelling buttmonkey! U act like he's the first person to do this

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[6point0damn2004]

Not worried Bout it. I had some HID off road lights on my'04 that werent DOT approved and i used em all the time. I turn em off if someone is coming towards me, im not out to be a dick

 

[Snake]

If you're getting a 20" Rigid bar, you won't need the Brite Box anyways. Your high beams will get completely lost in the Rigid's light. I covered both head lights with the Rigid on, then uncovered them, and there was little to no additional light with them uncovered.

 

[Pstroke96]

:whs: about the lights with mine on all the headlights do it make the light a little browner i wouldnt spend the money on the britebox if your running rigid lights anyways
fwiw i run my D2's all the time at night and aimed responsibly they dont bother anybody

 

[me2]

Back where u came from anal dwelling buttmonkey! U act like he's the first person to do this

why not use a dot approved light or at least something with areasonable beam pattern if you are going to use it on the highway ?

 

[09stroker]

i run my D2's all the time at night and aimed responsibly they dont bother anybody

But why? I don't believe they don't bother anyone unless you have them pointed directly to the ground. But then it's pointless.

 

[Gearhead]

I'm waiting for a custom 20inch bar from laserstar.... one row white, the other infrared....

 

[neverkickn]

Back where u came from anal dwelling buttmonkey! U act like he's the first person to do this

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Maybe you should dial it back a couple of notches. I thought it was a reasonable response to the op's question. If I am debating doing something, then I want to see both sides of the coin.

 

[me2]

this might be of interest

http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20811

 

[Pstroke96]

But why? I don't believe they don't bother anyone unless you have them pointed directly to the ground. But then it's pointless.

well they are low enough that they dont light up peoples faces when they come at me. they are high enough to light up plenty. they are on the same angle as my headlights just lower

 

[6point0damn2004]

Maybe ill get the dually D2's for fogs with a driving beam, aimed right they wont bother anyone. And im still thinking 20" bar mounted on my ranchhand for use on back roads and night when on empty roads. I had the HID lights on my 04 aimed high, they got way out there and gave me so much visibility with my HID headlights. Never got flashed with em on cause id cut em off when id see a hint of headlights comin my way

 

[6point0damn2004]

And thanks ya'll. Appreciate the responses

 

[Pstroke96]

heres a couple quick pics of my setup. not great pics but pretty good for comparison

http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showpost.php?p=520237&postcount=32

 

[me2]

I've been looking at various lighting solutions for the past couple weeks, discussing it on a couple websites.

I'll be replacing the halogen bulbs in my stock headlights with HID projector assemblies and probably building a set of HID projector fog/driving lights.

I don't get LEDs, except maybe the JW Speaker lights that I can't afford.

I'll write up my solution when I build it.