Question for Halo peoples

[Darthvader]

I just got my Halos and was wondering what lighting people were hooking them in to such as headlight circuit,parking light,fogs or what?

Thanks

[Fondy]

so do you got any pics of these new halos you got. and I think I would hook them up with the running lights

[Darthvader]

so do you got any pics of these new halos you got. and I think I would hook them up with the running lights
Well if I have the lights on auto they won't go one till the lights come on? Also I wonder if the fogs stay off in auto? Need to look.

[Fondy]

yeah i never did anything with the auto headlights so i dont know how that all works but with normal just running lights you have a sep switch that turns the fogs on and off.

[CoolVanilla]

I hooked mine into my parking lights. Bust out your volt meter to make sure you get the right wires...

I went this route so I didn't have to wire in a separate switch. When the lights go on, the halos come on. I can control the fogs via their switch, and if I only want the halos on all I need do is turn the parking lights on. Works out well. And once I made this mod (http://www.lxforums.com/board/showpost.php?p=543162&postcount=207), I became perfectly happy with the setup.

Edit: I do have the auto lights; since the halos are on the parking light voltage, when the auto lights turn on, so do the parking lights and therefore the halos. True, I have no way to turn off the halos when the headlights are on, but I haven't found a need for that yet.

[Darthvader]

heres a pic

[Fondy]

HOLY MINI BIKES

I am coming to your house next summer!!!!!

[lowriderman3]

Mine are wired to a 3 way switch. I would really suggest this. Reason being, if you have any kind of water that gets to the ballast, and your then turn them on, your ballast will blow. No biggie, unless you wash your engine, and then turn on your headlights for some reason. Or any other water from rain and such drains down onto the ballast.

[CoolVanilla]

low, why would a three way help in this case? Water at the ballast will blow the ballast no matter what... You're saying that if you know your ballast is wet, you can avoid turning it on, thus saving the ballast?

[Darthvader]

I hooked mine into my parking lights. Bust out your volt meter to make sure you get the right wires...




What do you mean "right wire". The blinker vs thr running lights?

[lowriderman3]

low, why would a three way help in this case? Water at the ballast will blow the ballast no matter what... You're saying that if you know your ballast is wet, you can avoid turning it on, thus saving the ballast?

Yes if you know that your ballast are wet, and you must run your lights, you can at least turn your HALOs off.

Now for the 3-way switch, here is how mine is. You really do not need a 3 way though.

HALOS can turn on ON/OFF with ignition
OFF completely
HALOS can turn ON with ignition OFF(good for shows and hanging out)

[CoolVanilla]

Correct. IIRC there are more than two wires coming into that bulb connector... turn on your parking lights and find the combo that is +12v steady with the parking lights on, and 0v with them off. I came off those two.

Course, there is validity to low's setup. Might make sense to go that way too.

[Fondy]

i get what you are doing with the 3way switch.

[Darthvader]

Yes if you know that your ballast are wet, and you must run your lights, you can at least turn your HALOs off.

Now for the 3-way switch, here is how mine is. You really do not need a 3 way though.

HALOS can turn on ON/OFF with ignition
OFF completely
HALOS can turn ON with ignition OFF(good for shows and hanging out)
Hate to be a pain but could you better describe the actual wiring of this method?

[BobF's 6POINT1]

Maybe someone could draw it out on paper and scan it.

I know what I'm going to do, but a visual of what you're talking about might help.

[Super T]

Personally, I'd go separate switch or three-way like lowrider. I'd want to be able to isolate those bad-ass lights if I felt like it.

[lowriderman3]

Will get my stereo guy to try and draw it out.

[prican_2000]

I also have my Halo's running off of my parking lights. I haven't found a need to run them with a seperate switch and I also did not want to have a seperate switch for them so I just wired them into the parking lights. I LOVE THEM- They make me wanna :banana:

[lowriderman3]

Anyone having the problem with when the igniton is off the Big Halo for one dims out. I am assuming that is once again because of our electrical system.

[BUTWEET]

I'm running off my park light circuit as well. Water is a problem for the ballists. I've sealed the ballists and will tackle waterproofing the connectors this winter.

[Bubba's Dragon]

Could you use shrink wrap tubing to water proof it?

[BUTWEET]

Yeah. That's what I'm planning.Could you use shrink wrap tubing to water proof it?