My interpretation of wiring Halo

**Mr.Nemo** · 07-09-2007, 01:35 AM

Ok, so I've said , halo will be off my todo mod list after all those trouble stories floating around but damn , one look and I WANT them

I don't have halos yet but everyone says it's easy to wire them up . so here's my thinking of how it goes. so be easy on me, and PLEASE fill in the wrong/missing info .

this is what I got from justin from AAC when i asked for instruction

It says for magnum , but when asked , justin said it was same for chrysler too.

Here's my concept: it all depends if each headlights comes with 1 inverter or 2 inverters? so 1 inverters for 2 halo ring or 2 inverters for 2 rings (one each)

one with switch?

so there it is, I'm bit confused with the switch? what is the middle part for, the back side that is? am I totally off

Is there certain amp switch that needs to be used, same for the wires ? even if I don't or do get Halos, I have to know how to wire them up, mystery is killing me

**pukkaSRT8** · 07-09-2007, 02:30 AM

just to confuse you even more, i am going to run one inverter per halo, so thats 2 per side...

**Mr.Nemo** · 07-10-2007, 12:40 AM

so do they come with 2 inverters for each headlights? so, where's all the halo owners ? Hurry up and correct the info

**lowriderman3** · 07-10-2007, 01:02 AM

Middle part of switch should go to ground I do believe.

3 prong is: power, ground , and power for the toggle switch to light itself.

**Mr.Nemo** · 07-10-2007, 01:25 AM

oh so it's so the switch can have light right? thanks

**lowriderman3** · 07-10-2007, 07:32 AM

^^Exactly..Even though it can light up, you do not have to make it light up.

**pukkaSRT8** · 07-10-2007, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Mr.Nemo

so do they come with 2 inverters for each headlights? so, where's all the halo owners ? Hurry up and correct the info

No, they only come with one halo per headlight. Ive read soo many reports that people have issues with one halo being brighter than the other, or them struggling to light when cold, I decided to purchase another 2 inverters. Each halo will have its own power supply which *should* solve all the issues.

**Super T** · 07-10-2007, 01:17 PM

I don't think your switch is doing anything the way that's drawn...

**lowriderman3** · 07-10-2007, 01:34 PM

The new inverters that they are coming out with shortly will allow for you to only have to run one per side. AAC had a thread that they will swap out anyone that has the old ones for free.

**Wolfm@n** · 07-10-2007, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Super T

I don't think your switch is doing anything the way that's drawn...

Looking at it, it looks like the fuse for the parking lights will blow when the parking are turned on... feeding the parking light voltage to each other then to ground through the switch.

**Super T** · 07-10-2007, 03:10 PM

^^ yeah, that part ain't right. What are you trying to accomplish w/ the switch? I'm thinking about picking up a pair and I would be wanting a three position switch, basically a Hand-Off-Auto switch. Two on positions... one that takes a feed from the park lamp circuits and just passes it through (Auto) and one that has a dedicated 12V feed (fused of course) (Hand). And Off is Off.

**Mr.Nemo** · 07-10-2007, 03:27 PM

I had no idea how to connect the switch part so just figured that

so how would it be connected? diagram will be very helpful

**D's300C** · 07-10-2007, 06:14 PM

the three prongs arent to light up the switch. its the same with unlit switches. One is the ground for the switch, one is the power to the accessory (ie Halos), and the other is to the power source you are using (if i remeber correctly, one end is ground, center is power source, othe side is accessory power. the package of the switch will tell you which end is which)when you flip the switch to on, you are completing the power circuit. when you switch it off, you are basically disconnecting the power source from the halos. All the light does in the switch is get power from the completed circuit and lights up to tell you that the circuit is complete (ie, its turned on)

BTW, all four of my halos light up equally bright. I have AAC Halos.

Pm me a little later and I will try to get pics of my wiring tonight (as best I can w/o removing front fascia)

**lowriderman3** · 07-10-2007, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by D's300C

the three prongs arent to light up the switch. its the same with unlit switches. One is the ground for the switch, one is the power to the accessory (ie Halos), and the other is to the power source you are using (if i remeber correctly, one end is ground, center is power source, othe side is accessory power. the package of the switch will tell you which end is which)when you flip the switch to on, you are completing the power circuit. when you switch it off, you are basically disconnecting the power source from the halos. All the light does in the switch is get power from the completed circuit and lights up to tell you that the circuit is complete (ie, its turned on)

BTW, all four of my halos light up equally bright. I have AAC Halos.

Pm me a little later and I will try to get pics of my wiring tonight (as best I can w/o removing front fascia)

One of the prongs is to light up the switch though. i.e grounding the switch...You do not have to use it if you choose for the light not to come on for the switch. This is not a 3 position switch.

**lowriderman3** · 07-10-2007, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by Super T

^^ yeah, that part ain't right. What are you trying to accomplish w/ the switch? I'm thinking about picking up a pair and I would be wanting a three position switch, basically a Hand-Off-Auto switch. Two on positions... one that takes a feed from the park lamp circuits and just passes it through (Auto) and one that has a dedicated 12V feed (fused of course) (Hand). And Off is Off.

I have a 3 position switch on mine

ON << with accessory
OFF
ON << without having to turn on the car(great for shows or hanging out)