Lights, Camera, Action!

So i recently changed out my front bumper for a Hooke Road non-winch mount setup. It came with some cheap "driving" lights, but I installed my DD SS3 fogs in their place. I was wanting some sort of driving/daytime running light, so I grabbed a 12" DD light bar, however it was way too bright for anything other than dark desert highways...

On my last motorcycle, I had use a Skene controller for some extra visibility lights that were mounted to my handlebars. Since I kept it when i sold that bike, I figure I'd try it with the lights on my truck. DISCLAIMER: I contacted DD about any sort of dimmer (for the 12" bar), and they said they did not have any products nor could recommend anything to run the light at anything other than 100%. I had been looking at picking up some of the DD SS2s or SS3s with the backlight option, but ultimately elected to use what I already had.

I picked up a combo fuse/relay box from Daier switches. It has 12 circuits, 4 of which feed the relays. I chose this one because it came with and was wired for 5-pin Bosch pattern relays. However, the way it was pre-wired affected how I connected everything.


Ultimately what I decided to do was use the Skene controller on my fog lights. They are wired to output at 20% whenever the key is on. I have the fog light switch in the dash wired to the trigger wire to push output to 100%. The other thing I wanted to be able to do was have the 12" bar be switchable to use anytime, but also be able to activate with my high beam switch. You can see how I did this in my wiring diagram where I connected 2 relays together, crossing the 87 and 87a pin connections. I wound up using 2 switches to manage this, one lights up red for anytime mode, one lights up blue for the high beam mode. Now it is entirely possible for me to turn on the bar with the red switch, and then it would turn off with my high beam switch if the blue switch is not engaged.












I know I could have used one of the fancier light switch systems, however, i did not need that many switches, and needed more fuses instead. I also wanted to use the switches in the stock location, rather than adding a touch panel. Another contributing factor was that I had lost the cover for the Blue Seas fuse back I had under the hood, and wasn't able to procure a replacement. I also wanted to clean up the wiring in that area. I looked at a double button switch for the high beam LED bar, and may still eventually install one if I decide I want to add ditch lights or some other setup where i want another switch in the factory location. Overall, I'm happy with how everything turned out!