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Old Feb 11, 2018 | 11:53 PM
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I am looking at scrapping my old driving lights on my 05 Lariat for some RUN-D cube lights (
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Need to be wired separate..
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Old Feb 12, 2018 | 07:49 AM
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I would wire them with the existing wiring. Since the RUN-D lights are LED they are only about half the wattage as the stock bulbs. Two cubes 70 watts ~ Stock bulb 65 watts.
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Old Feb 12, 2018 | 01:27 PM
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I like wiring things independently. That way if they don't work, it's easier to diagnose the system/wiring as a whole and not have to go digging through wire bundles.
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Originally Posted by MontanaMark
I would wire them with the existing wiring. Since the RUN-D lights are LED they are only about half the wattage as the stock bulbs. Two cubes 70 watts ~ Stock bulb 65 watts.
He said he had 2 sets.. 4 cubes.. and stock bulbs are 45 Watts..
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Thank you for your input. I think I will wire them with two cubes on the factory wiring and two cubes on separate switches. I don't want to overload the wiring and it may be nice to have the ability to drive with half of them off... maybe have the secondary pair have a more aggressive aim?
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Originally Posted by 4x4Fun
Thank you for your input. I think I will wire them with two cubes on the factory wiring and two cubes on separate switches. I don't want to overload the wiring and it may be nice to have the ability to drive with half of them off... maybe have the secondary pair have a more aggressive aim?
Good choice.. post up some pics when done.
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