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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:13 am 
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hey i have them in my car i was wondering how do u change them to driving lights so they turn on when i turn my lights on

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:36 am 
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you need a wiring diagram to set them up like driving lights, with a relay.

A relay detects a signal from the headlights, which then lets power go to the driving lights and turns them off when headlights are off

Just buy a driving light mounting kit and will have everything you need

Heres something i prepared earlier :)

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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:04 am 
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I Have just put the driving light wires into the high beam terminal on the connector that clips onto the bulb, works for me and is easy to do.
Is this OK? or should I relay it?
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:04 am 
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dude u rock so these will turn my turning lights to driving lights :D

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:08 am 
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ah FordFairmont, thats what ive been looking for for ages! bloody legend! :D :D

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:16 am 
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i was talking to dad he reckons there is a easier way but that works just as well

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:24 am 
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Lol @ tuxedo club! Can i join too? HAHA!

Anyway, the lights don't really light up much other than just the front corners directly in front of the car, i was almost defected for having them wired up as per the above diagram and having them turned on. So if you do drive with the lamps on just be weary of Mr Plod, he's out to get us haha.
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:12 am 
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Lol @ tuxedo club! Can i join too? HAHA!

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lol. there does seem to be a few popping up lately lol

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:56 am 
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with my turning i just cut the the power wire to the turning light & hooked it into the parker light & to a switch so i can turn them off if need be took about 20 minutes to do

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:35 am 
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ge2589 wrote:
i was talking to dad he reckons there is a easier way but that works just as well


the only way i could think of that is easier is if you dont want a switch, then you just run the trigger wire from the relay straight to the headlight that you want them to run off

You cant just tap into the headlight wire for power its not a godd idea, you really need to run its own power wire for the driving lights, and use a relay to trigger them on and off
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:01 am 
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Yeah they don't really do alot man, Just a wank factor:P, even though I have them :)...
Best thing to do is run it on a separate relay (make up your own),
For both lights (leave the Ground wire as is)
Run both positive wires Together, then a wire to a switch in the cabin of the car
Then from the switch to the battery (make sure you use a fuse).

This way you can turn them on and off as you like (as their actually illegal to have on when your lights are on)
Hope this helps
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:45 pm 
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well tapping into the headlight power with a relay will that work

 

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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:36 pm 
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ge2589 wrote:
well tapping into the headlight power with a relay will that work


:D Hey bud are you talking about cornering lights as on Ghia's or xr style driving lights?
:idea: I have 02 BA-XT that I fitted 03fairmont ghia cornering lights to & this is what a mate here on fordmods advised 7 worked perfectly.
Fairmont ghia cornering lights are not supposed to be on all the time,they have a 16w wedge globe that need to be replaced with 6w wedge(Number plate bulbs) or they will get to hot.Then we just wired these into parker lights plug! Simple, no extra expense & easy to disconnectat rego time!
:!: The reason they are illegal is because they are lower then Aust standards allow-In NSW anyway.
Hope this helps? Cheers, Dave :wink:

 

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 Post subject: Re: turning lights in NF fairlaine
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:55 am 
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quick question can they be fitted into a el venom bar an does anybody know where to ger the clips from for the headlights as mine are nackerd a the lights are wobbly an l dont wana loose an headlight thats worth god knows how much to replace for a ef/l xr6/8
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