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Light bar wiring can it be done ???????????

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Range Rover Blues:
A) it's illegal

B) running Halogen bulbs at less than their rated voltage will seriously shorten their life.


But yes it's possible, you need to wire them parallel/series, that way they will be 12v/6v.

Evilgoat:
Its possible, but as mentioned, legality is questionable.

1R wirewound resistor of at least 50W with heatsink grease and bolted to the bodywork will do it. Needs to be wired to a relay on sidelights/main beam, easiest way would be a changeover realy. When sidelights are on the lights are powered through the resistor, when off, they are connected directly. The resistor WILL get bloody hot so it must be bonded.

redhand:

--- Quote from: Range Rover Blues on February 08, 2008, 23:40:49 ---A) it's illegal


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NOt for additional spots it isn't

90Mike:

--- Quote ---But yes it's possible, you need to wire them parallel/series, that way they will be 12v/6v.
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someone else came up with that idea but it looked like there would be alot of wiring up on light bar and they did not sound convinced that it would work well  :?

Snake110:

--- Quote from: redhand on February 09, 2008, 09:31:20 ---
--- Quote from: Range Rover Blues on February 08, 2008, 23:40:49 ---A) it's illegal


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NOt for additional spots it isn't


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I think you will find that "ROOF" mounted spotlamps are NOT legal for use on the road..
something to do with construction and use regs and driving lamp hights etc
theres nothing saying you cannot install them but you may not have them lit
on a public highway.

they are however perfectly exceptable for use off road.

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