High beam wire color

[RangerPilot]

Anybody know what color the wire is to turn the high beams on in my Explorer? And the rough route the wire follows?

I know the Explorer runs two seperate circuits for the headlights as opposed to one joined circuit, so either high beam wire will do...I just need a turn on wire for some driving lights.

Thanks.

 

[TexasNomad]

I don't know about that man but you could all ways just trace the wire from the lights.

 

[Brian_B]

My factory fog lights are wired into the low beams. I do not have driving lights.

Just trace the wire back from the light, but wire in a relay to turn on your driving lights.

I would not put the extra load on the headlight circuit. The driving lights should be around 55W. Run a fused power wire to the relay.which when energized by your high beams..sends power to the driving lights.

 

[RangerPilot]

Yeah I've already got two relays and the entire circuits done except for the turn on wires (which will use the high beams).

I'm asking what color the wire is because I don't want to run a trashy-looking wire from the back of the headlights (they quickly disappear into a loom and I can't see what color they are).

 

[Brian_B]

Ahh..Ok. I didn't want you starting any fires, if you were not aware of that. Sorry.

Here is the autozone wiring for the auto headlamps (mine has this). I think the wiring color should be the same:

http://www.autozone.com/shopping/repairGuide.htm?pageId=0900c152801dddb2

 

[TexasNomad]

Well what ever happens, good luck..

 

[RangerPilot]

Thanks for the help guys.

I found the wire to the high-beam indicator light in the end (on accident actually), and used it since basically no current was required to turn the relays on. They work great...gonna align them tomorrow evening.

 

[Bob Ayers]

Thanks for the help guys.

I found the wire to the high-beam indicator light in the end (on accident actually), and used it since basically no current was required to turn the relays on. They work great...gonna align them tomorrow evening.

Always put a diode across relay coils (cathode to +, anode to GND) to suppress the Di/Dt voltage spikes from the coil inductance.

 

[TexasNomad]

Yeah what ever he said ^

 

[RangerPilot]

Always put a diode across relay coils (cathode to +, anode to GND) to suppress the Di/Dt voltage spikes from the coil inductance.

Whoa whoa whoa Bob good buddy...you gotta dumb it down some for me.

I always knew you put a diode in the signal wire, but I've never heard to put one across the coils.

Will do though right now...only run them one time and didn't have issues, so I'm gonna jump on the preventative bandwagon and get that done right now.

Thanks for that Bob, rep to you.