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Rocklights wiring help!!!

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Old Apr 4, 2013 | 07:37 PM
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Default Rocklights wiring help!!!

Hey guys, I currently have a pair of 130 Watt Kc HiLites as windshield lights on the JK. I read wayalife's thread on the Walmart Platinum Burner rocklight write-up and I was planning on doing the install soon. However, I was wondering if all these lights would cause any problems. I believe these lights are 55 watts and i am planning to install two (one for each side of the jeep in the front). I'm pretty clueless when it comes to wiring and electricity... will I need to do anything special (relays, etc)? I don't know if it makes a difference but I am currently using a relay for the KC HiLites. Also, I will use a separate Daystar switch for the rocklights.

-Thanks in advance!
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Old Apr 4, 2013 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by AkimJeep2895
Hey guys, I currently have a pair of 130 Watt Kc HiLites as windshield lights on the JK. I read wayalife's thread on the Walmart Platinum Burner rocklight write-up and I was planning on doing the install soon. However, I was wondering if all these lights would cause any problems. I believe these lights are 55 watts and i am planning to install two (one for each side of the jeep in the front). I'm pretty clueless when it comes to wiring and electricity... will I need to do anything special (relays, etc)? I don't know if it makes a difference but I am currently using a relay for the KC HiLites. Also, I will use a separate Daystar switch for the rocklights.

-Thanks in advance!
You should probably just buy a whole new jeep AKim, sounds like it's going to flip or not start one of these days.
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Old Apr 4, 2013 | 08:22 PM
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The smarter way to go is to use a separate relay per pair of lights and wire them all to one cabin switch. However, since they're only 55w each you could use a 20 amp relay for 2 pairs.
55w x 4 = 220w / 12v = 18.33 amps
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