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Old Oct 5, 2020 | 02:59 PM
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Factory driving lights?

I have the factory accessory driving lights that mount in front of the grille and goes through the appropriate relay ect. and decided to buy an additional set of Hellas. I have them mounted off the bumper and wired then in with the other driving lights using the same relay. Is that ok? They work fine just don’t want to overload the relay.
 
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I have seen people add these. As long a the fuse does not go when you turn them on the electrical draw should be fine. Think its a 15amp on the fuse if i remember right. You could put you hand on the relay and see if its really hot when on.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2020 | 01:59 PM
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I have seen people add these. As long a the fuse does not go when you turn them on the electrical draw should be fine. Think its a 15amp on the fuse if i remember right. You could put you hand on the relay and see if its really hot when on.
Thanks yes you are correct it has a 15A fuse. I have felt the relay and slightly feels warm no where near hot. I would love to add LED H3 but so far I have not found any worth the darn or fit.
 
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