bobbyc Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 i'm in the process of building a tube front bumper for the xterra...i'm gonna be putting some tabs on it for some lights.....but i'm torn on size...what do you guys recommend? 55w...100w....150w? i know 55 is legal for public roads....but i'm not really gonna be using them around town....more for the long stretches of straight road from denver to durango where there are tons of dear. also is there a brand you guys prefer over others? right now i'm lookin more at the KC all black pencil beams in the 100w. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endurorider Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 That should be ok. How many lights? The more light will work the alt. harder. I used to run 4 x 100 watt on my toyota and it would drag my voltmeter down under 12 volts. A lot of light over a long period could run the battery down. 2 lights should be fine but 4-6 light of high wattage will strain the electrical system. On multi light systems, off roader will opt for a larger alt. that has a higher amp output. or run a dual batt setup. Run short wires (larger the better) to the battery direct and control them with a relay to turn them on and off. Less loss in a shorter wire. plus you dont want to bring in heavy wiring through a firewall where it could chaffee agianst the sheet metal and ground out. I would run a single ground wire from a toggle switch inside to ground and close the relay near the lights. This is how I wired the lights on my truck and installed my HID lights on my 240z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moridin Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 What's your budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsk8ter Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 buy the cheap lights that come with the 55w lamp then buy the 100w h3 lamps and put them in the lamps are the same i have been running mine for years and love them. fyi im running higher watage lamps for the headlamps too 80w low beams and 150w highbeams they are sweet if you want you can come check them out (autozone 20 dollar lights) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyc Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 i don't really want to spend over 200 bux for a set....i've found some black KC 150w pencil beams on ebay for the same price as 100w from like autozone or checker....i'm picking up steel tomorrow morning and am gonna start on a tube bumper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsk8ter Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 id love to see it when its done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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