HF Road Shock Lighting--How Did You Power Them

[DanW]

I´ve got a set of Road Shock Lights for my Gladiator´s bumper. I have the Harbor Freight wiring harness, but I still might wire them up to the Aux switches. I was thinking 1 for low, 2 for high, and 4 for back lights, if I go that route.

For anyone who has the Road Shock wiring harness, where did you mount the switch? I was thinking somewhere under the headlight controls, but it might be pretty far down there to do that.

Just curious what others have done with these.

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[Pat Witt]

I have the 8" bar on my bumper and it's connected to the auxiliary switch in the dash along with the ditch lights

 

[Brad.Clarkston]

I bought the Voswitch JL400 Grab Handle Switch Panel and have my Road Shock 6's connected to it.

 

[Mr.SnazzBerry]

On the voswich Did you run the red wire into one switch, the white wire into one switch and the yellow wire in a switch or did you run the yellow wire to an accessory wire? Black to ground?

 

[vicsvx]

I used the aux switches for my edge4 lights.

Back lights tapped into running lights

Using a 5pin relay as follows:

This setup allow the low beams of the edge 4 lights to be turned on with or without the vehicle low beams on.

High beams on the edge4 lights are activated when: aux button on, and turning high beams on.

 

[DanW]

I have the 8" bar on my bumper and it's connected to the auxiliary switch in the dash along with the ditch lights

That´s what I would do if they were not 3 way lights....high, low, backlight. It makes it a little complicated for the aux switches, plus, I have another set of lights on the cowling that are already taking up 3 switches.

Thanks!

 

[ChrisNLA]

You can use an add-a-fuse / tap to get power to power the backlight anytime the headlights are on to save a switch.

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/parking-light-wire-for-trigger-switch.63681/

The F90 fuse. That way you don't cut into any harnesses.

The switch - you'll either need two switches or an on/off/on switch. An on/off/on would allow you to switch one direction for hi, the other for low, and the center for off.

Example of a smaller on/off/on switch.

https://www.autozone.com/ignition/s...335661_0_0?searchText=202186&redirectUrl=true

 

[DanJT]

I bought the Voswitch JL400 Grab Handle Switch Panel and have my Road Shock 6's connected to it.

I have the Voswitch dash aux panel. I love having 6 switches, that and you run all wires to the box under the hood.

 

[DanW]

I used the Harbor Freight wiring harness and put the switch down under the headlight control quadrant, but fairly low. Not hard to reach. This will work until I decide later if I want to connect to Aux switches.

I connected the back light to Aux 3. Works nicely.

I´ll post up some pics when I get a chance.

 

[vicsvx]

That´s what I would do if they were not 3 way lights....high, low, backlight. It makes it a little complicated for the aux switches, plus, I have another set of lights on the cowling that are already taking up 3 switches.

Thanks!

Why don't you use the relay like I suggested? Uses only one aux switch

 

[DanW]

Why don't you use the relay like I suggested? Uses only one aux switch

I already have my cowling lights on the Aux switches and the HF wiring kit was the simple way to go....for now. I may go back and do that once I replace the current cowling lights with another set from HF.

 

[vicsvx]

I already have my cowling lights on the Aux switches and the HF wiring kit was the simple way to go....for now. I may go back and do that once I replace the current cowling lights with another set from HF.

Out of curiosity, How many switches are is use?

I have 3 sets of lights:

2 sets are on my chase rack and each set takes an aux switch. These lights are wired in as I mentioned above with the relay. For the high/low beam functions and backlight tapped intothr trucks running lights

1 set on the bumper that takes an aux switch but it has no back light or high beam.

 

[DanW]

Out of curiosity, How many switches are is use?

I have 3 sets of lights:

2 sets are on my chase rack and each set takes an aux switch. These lights are wired in as I mentioned above with the relay. For the high/low beam functions and backlight tapped intothr trucks running lights

1 set on the bumper that takes an aux switch but it has no back light or high beam.

Two...one high power and one low power for back lighting.

For now, I want the low beam option with the bumper lights so that I can use them on-road if they freeze over. I´ve had my headlights and fogs freeze over on my JL several times, including in blizzard conditions. I have BD LP6 lights on it and the low beams are hot enough on their own to melt ice, so they become the primary lighting in those conditions. I am hoping the HF lights generate enough heat to do the same. If not, I will just wire them up to the aux switch for high power only and forget about the low beam. The set I put on the cowling will be high beam only. I see no need for low beam there.

I will find out pretty quickly if they generate enough heat to melt ice very soon!

 

[vicsvx]

Two...one high power and one low power for back lighting.

For now, I want the low beam option with the bumper lights so that I can use them on-road if they freeze over. I´ve had my headlights and fogs freeze over on my JL several times, including in blizzard conditions. I have BD LP6 lights on it and the low beams are hot enough on their own to melt ice, so they become the primary lighting in those conditions. I am hoping the HF lights generate enough heat to do the same. If not, I will just wire them up to the aux switch for high power only and forget about the low beam. The set I put on the cowling will be high beam only. I see no need for low beam there.

I will find out pretty quickly if they generate enough heat to melt ice very soon!

I dont typical drive in such atrocious weather lol I don't know what freezing over means! Jk but ya that's definitely a problem I don't deal with although I read about it many times. How do you lkke the lp6?

 

[DanW]

I dont typical drive in such atrocious weather lol I don't know what freezing over means! Jk but ya that's definitely a problem I don't deal with although I read about it many times. How do you lkke the lp6?

The LP6 is by far the best light I´ve ever had. They are years old and look and perform like new. There is no corrosion or fading or anything after a good number of winters with a lot of road salt.

In terms of brightness, nothing like it compares. I have not seen the Road Shocks at night yet, but I´ll be really surprised if they compete, even given a handicap for being 2 LED´s short o the LP6.

I would have gone for LP6´s but I have 5 kids in college and can´t spend that kind of money at the moment. But the LP6 is definitely worth it. I´d do the LP4 on the Gladiator, to fit the mounting location properly. I will explain this when I post the pics. Otherwise, I would have bought the 6 LED version that is more comparable to the LP6.

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