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Aux. Lighting placement 444-544

posted by  Some Guy With a Volvo on  Wed Mar 25 22:53 CST 2020
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Thanks for all the comments.

I ended up wiring completely independent from the factory lighting - one switch for each light, with their own fuses, relay, and power from the battery. I know I should set up the spot lamp to tie in with high beams and my 240 is set up that way, but to be honest, I'll use these 'in action' so rarely I'm not too worried - probably only completely empty country roads like once a year.

Funny, I was expecting the little generator light to come on when these lamps were on, esp. at idle, but it doesn't come on. Maybe I'm just draining the battery and the system doesn't know it?

I did manage to score a local rebuilt SEV Marchal alternator from a 140 (I think - its been a while) and appropriate brackets so I'm set up to do the upgrade if needed.






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