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High Beams wired in with Regular Beams?

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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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Has anyone ever connected their high beams with their regular beams? What I mean is, when you turn the high beams on, the regular beams don't turn off. Is this possible on the JKs? Thanks!
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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Single bulb, so I doubt it.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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Thats what I thought. Thanks anyway!
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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I think that would give better coverage of the road ahead. I don't care for the light pattern the stock reflectors give. It seems I can adjust for good low or high, but not both.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 01:54 AM
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Not a good idea at all. In some states, if not all it's illigal and most likely be cause for a ticket. In addition it will shorten the life of the bulb.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Lorrel
Not a good idea at all. In some states, if not all it's illigal and most likely be cause for a ticket. In addition it will shorten the life of the bulb.
X2.

You might be able to fab something to make it work though if you still want. The bulbs are probably going to have either 3 wires (one common ground, one + for low and high beams) or 4 wires (one ground one + for each). If you shorted the +'s together, that should do the trick. But if you end up shorting to ground (a.k.a the wrong wire), you will at a minimum blow a fuse.

I haven't tried this, and this is just my thoughts on how it would work. Your mileage may vary.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 02:42 AM
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their is a write up on high beams and fogs on at the same time , is that what you wanted
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by JMP8562
their is a write up on high beams and fogs on at the same time , is that what you wanted
Well that would be better then nothing I guess. The problem is that the high beams start right where the regular beems end. The high beems shoot way to far and in my opinion are almost useless. Ill look for that write up. Thanks.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Lorrel
Not a good idea at all. In some states, if not all it's illigal and most likely be cause for a ticket. In addition it will shorten the life of the bulb.
What states? I am wondering because many vehicles do this from the factory. My wife Tahoe has both on when on high beam. So did many of my old chevy trucks.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 06:37 AM
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Have you tried re-aiming them? Most headlights come aimed a tad on the low side. You don't have to go nuts raising them, just a small amount can make a big difference.
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