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Under the bumper I think then I found that strip. Can I get away with mounting some 6" rounds on that without worrying about road crap hitting it? It doesnt snow here ever lol.

 

some kind of stone guard is nice to have, if it's the strip I'm thinking of, I'd think you could use one of the strip screws to hold it and drill a fresh hole for the other light bracket hole - leave your options open, I had to play with my lights a few times to decide where I wanted them aimed

 

 

I really like Skip's revised turn signals and lights mounted in the bumper, that recessed turn signal wasn't visible from the side at all - I totally agree with the idea of putting the turn signals on the corners where they should have been to begin with, and the aux lights in the bumper look very clean tucked in like that

 

(-sigh- like I needed more projects) :rolleyes:

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Actually Mr. Bhien makes it more difficult than it really is.

 

Follow the wiring from the turn signal and you will find it up by

the parking light that I converted to a turn signal.

 

It was a simple splice at that point, no "3 foot of wire" needed.

I also changed the lamp to an amber colored one, and left

the small corner marker as the "parking light"

 

that bulb you changed to amber, I just replaced mine and can't remember if it was a dual or single filament, can it be a marker and signal? 3 lead pig tail?

 

when you say 'simple splice', did you splice the original turn signal wires to the corner light pig tail leads - therby having the original turn sockets left over?

 

this is a good mod, my under bumper lights are rectangular and not as large as the ones in your pic, they would really really work well in the recessed oem turn location

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Ok guys took my bumper off and bought me some lights. I wana mount them in front of the grille on the top of the bumper. My dilemma is how do I hold the nut on the inside of the bumper? Seems the spor on the back of it were I can stick my hand through only reaches to a certain point and that point seems to end up slightly behind the grille. Can someone explain exactly how to do it?

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I doubt sheet metal screws would hold.

 

You can make a tap if you have a bolt

and a file or grinder.

 

File a small slot perpendicular to the theards

This will be for chips.

 

Taper the end of the threads slightly.

Drill the correct size hole for tapping the size bolt you have

and use some lube for cutting fluid.

 

Push on the bolt to get it started, bingo.

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it is best to ground the lights

on the neg. terminal of the battery

 

Remember all the juice going to the lights

has to return to the battery.

 

If the bumper is rusty or gets rusty where it mounts to the frame

it could cause the lights to dim.

 

 

 

I hope you are planning on using a relay.

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Grounded them to the subframe with some large gauge wire. I used a standard relay and used power from the high beams to the relay. However if the car is on so are the lights I put on, I dont get it... I wanted them to only come one when the high beams were on not anytime the car is running. Any ideas were I messed up, should I just add a switch into the drivers compartment. If so can this switch only interrupt the flow of electricity from the headlight power im using?

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The subaru headlight system uses a common hot system: they ground the filament side of the bulb. Basically, what I had to do was run a always hot line to one side of the relay then the other side to the hi-beam circuit. That make sense? It's backwards to most other cars. Lets' see if I can make a sudo diagram....

 

Lo-beam----------------------|

Common (+)-----------------|

Hi beam----------------------|

 

When the lights are off, there is + on all three points. When you turn on the headlights, the low beam switch goes to ground, completing the circuit. When the hi beams are on, the low beam goes to + again, and the hi beam side goes to ground.

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This thread is getting high jacked to high heaven

Start a new post please.

 

Subynut is right on.

 

Since we have never been told what car this is

I'll guess an EA82 series

 

For the driver's side head light the wires/colors are as follows;

 

Red/blue ---- hot (+12v) from the left side headlight fuse

--------------This will show +12v anytime the ig switch is on

--------------and the headlights are on (high or low beam)

 

Red/white ---- high beam (shows a ground via the hi/low switch when

--------------- in the "high" beam position)

 

Red/black ---- (shows a ground via the hi/low switch when

--------------- in the "low" beam position)

 

Wire your relay coil across the Red/blue and red/white

wires

It will then work as you wish. (ON with the high beams only)

 

Here is a post if you want to take the time to learn

about it... complete with a headlight wiring diagram.

That gentleman wanted his on with the low beams.

Hope this helps.

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=93347&highlight=filament

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Actually my first post says what car it is. Anyways Can you tell me what goes to which number on the relay. Currently have:

1. 30 power in from battery with fuse

2. 85 ground

3. 86 to single wire from headlight

4. 87 to driving lights

 

I dont understand from whot you guys said if I take 2 wires from the headlights to the same connector on the relay or 2 separate wires to 2 separate connectors? From what I read in Skips directions, I must remove my current ground wire and replace it with the ground from the headlights. And in my case use red and white to supply power to switch the relay on correct? So at terminal # 85 go to the Red/blue wire and on terminal # 86 to the Red/White correct? BTW Skip thanks for being the most patient person I have ever seen in a forum :)

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  • 2 weeks later...

From what I read in Skips directions, I must remove my current ground wire and replace it with the ground from the headlights. And in my case use red and white to supply power to switch the relay on correct? So at terminal # 85 go to the Red/blue wire and on terminal # 86 to the Red/White correct?

 

Yep.

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