Firstimefordriver

I recently purchased a set of off brand lights from orielly's and the guy told me the light are pretty bright. I dont know if this is true but i think it might be how i wired them because i had to splice in extra wire to reach the switch in the cab. Could somebody please give me some advice on this?

2000MTZ

iTrader: (1)

splicing in extra wire shouldnt affect the light output, if you have a good power supply; like the battery and a good ground; like the frame, then they should work fine

Firstimefordriver

well i grounded both of the lights to the radiator support and the toggle switch to the floor of my cab, i made sure it was bare metal too. Could it maybe have something to do with the power wire having too small of a fuse for the lights?

2000MTZ

iTrader: (1)

what fuse did you put on it? i think i have 15s on my lights

Firstimefordriver

i honestly dont know i used what ever one came with the kit. so im guessing that its too small off a fuse. or could it be that i splice in wires that were bigger than the ones in the kit, because the local hardware store didnt have the same size?

2000MTZ

iTrader: (1)

wire size shouldnt matter unless you went smaller, if the fuse came with the lights then its right, and most fuse holders that come with a fuse are plenty big for a couple lights. are the lights not burning? barley burning? or do you just think there not bright enough?

BassAckwards

If it's to small a fuse it would blow.

Firstimefordriver

The lights are very dim, i cant even see any noticable differance when they are on or off at night with my low beams on.

2000MTZ

iTrader: (1)

thats what i was thinkin too, cause it would be pullin more power then the fuse is rated for and the fuse would do its job and blow

BassAckwards

Well if they are a weak off-brand and you have them pointed in the same place as your low beams you probably won't notice them. I suggest a KC HiLite SlimLite kit. The long-range off road lights are super bright and are good for spotting long range deer.