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well with three lights your looking at 25 amps so that relay should work i would buy a whole bunch of loom though and it doesn't say how long the wire is either, if i were you i would buy it all from your local automotive store and wire it all in 10 gauge with a thirty amp fuse wrap it all in loom and consider it done
thats just me tho being an electrician
 

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I actually got two of those kits since i will need another relay for my fog lights. I guess i will just need a lot more cable to run the lights on the roll bar. Thanks for your help.
 

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Through my research I've learned the longer the distance, the larger wire needed to run those lights. If you're running 4 100w up there then you'll want 10g wire from the battery to relay on up to the lights for sure. Its a good distance. Or what I did was use 2 relays and 2 runs of 12g.

I wanted to wire up a quick disconnect in case I wanted to pull my roll bar but I had a real hard time finding weatherproof quick disconnect connectors in 10g. They are quite abundant in 12g though. So I hooked up 2 relays in the power distribution box and ran 2 runs of 12g back. 1 12g run for each pair of 100w lights.

Still haven't hooked it up but I was wiring my fogs and wanted to get all the wiring out of the way.... now when I find a good deal on lights I'll be able to just plug them in and go, switches and relays are already installed in my truck.
 

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Finished setup of the roll bar lights.



 
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Looks good! how's the light pattern at night?
 

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Thanks lone wolf. The pattern is very good, after i put the high lights it all becomes so clear and lit i can see everything haha. Im pretty satisfied with the result, im working on the fogs this weekend and i might get two lights on the bumper or go with a bull bar.
 

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looks great cuz!
i love what u have done to that truck

cant wait to have my light bar done :icon_welder:
 

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yeah lights look great, im in works to either buy a toolbox or a light bar like yours... idk which way to go currently.
 

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If you really need the tool box then i would recommend you to get that first. Although i only spent around $150 on the bar and lights, $25 on the bar and the $120 on the lights and cables and everything else.
 

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ya toolbox is 95 and pretty much brand new Delta toolbox silver. then I am also waiting on photos of this "custom" light bar on craigslist. guys sending me them tomorrow via phone.depending look of light bar will send me either way. i like the sporty look of light bar, but i also need a place for my tools as i dont wanna store them in house.
 

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Just some pictures of them lit up.





Sorry for the bad pic quality they were taken from my phone.
 

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