My girlfriends dad gave me these set of lights that came off an airplane. He said they are over 1,000,000 candle power each. I was going to install them on my bumper. Question is... When I wire them should I use a fuse or a relay or what?

 

Landing lights? Are they 13 or 28 volt? Are they housed in something? Photos?

 

They were chrome so I just painted them. Idk anything about them. He just said these will burn your eyes out lol. They say deitz 9-50 on the top of them

 

I wonder how much power they will draw?

 

Idk??? He said not to use them all them time because they don't have that long of a life because how much light they put out

 

Those are vintage lights!!


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Use em for the idiots that ride your a$$

 

Yea he said they were old but still work. Wow 275 dollars and I'm painting them lol

 

So my question is still unanswered

 

You should use a relay. Aircraft are more often 28 volts than 12 as is much of the aviation and marine world. If they are 28 volts they will not work and if they are 12 volt they are going to suck some serious amperage which is why I would wire them each with their own relay. Yes, I would have a fuse in the power from the battery to the main power in on the relay(s).