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Hi team, best/easiest place to tap in to loom for high beam for light bar on Colorado 2015.

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I always just tap into a wire at the back of the headlight, use a test light to identify the high beam wire, and use that as the trigger wire for the relay.

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If your car uses HB3 globes for example they only have one filament, so you need to take the feed off the high beam shutter. Probably with a micro primary relay powering a secondary relay or you will end up with a computer error on the car. A bit more painful with modern cars like my 2013 car.



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You can get adaptor cables for some vehicles, which avoids the need to tap into the wiring.

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You can get adaptor cables for some vehicles, which avoids the need to tap into the wiring.

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Welcome to the Forum, Greg - good advice.



-- Edited by Possum3 on Monday 19th of August 2024 01:10:20 PM

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Hi mischief,
I attempted to do it on the cheap & tap into the headlight wiring - BUT Isuzu don't add extra wire for the buyer's convenience! I lost some skin, lots of hours trying to do it so I bit my pride & bought a Stedi adaptor - the job was done in minutes!
Still can't see how they could justify $30odd, though.

You can get these adaptors at most auto parts shops these days.

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