Headlight Wiring Harness, is this good enough?

David duandcc_forums at cox.net
Sun Nov 14 10:49:49 EST 2004


> 
> From: "Chi L. Wong" <clwong at optonline.net>
> Date: 2004/11/14 Sun AM 10:33:26 EST
> To: duandcc_forums at cox.net
> Subject: Headlight Wiring Harness, is this good enough?
> 
> That's the SUV lights website description.
> 
> I bought the 14 gauge one with the fusible link and fried the fusible
> link when I used my 100W high beams for about 30 seconds.
> 
> I worked fine when I got home but didn't realize I had no lights until
> the next evening on the way home.
> 
> Had to drive with just the city lights for 35 miles... The experience
> was just a little worse than driving with DOT lights for the type 44.
> 
> Add up your wattages and then go to this site:
> http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm
> 
> I think the 12gauge harness would suit you better.
> 
> 

So, based on your experince, are you saying NOT to get a SUVLights harness? I want to get a good quality harness that will be OK with 80/100w bulbs and I don't want problems. But, I don't want to buy a lot more harness than I need and don't want to build it myself. Thoughts?

TIA,




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