Relay Noise — Rugged Ridge slim chop DRL’s

[coastiej171]

Just installed this product…Anyone with the rugged ridge slim chop DRL’s have extra loud relays also? I know they make noise, but dear god these are REALLY really loud

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[Zero_Accel]

I've had both the slim chop lights and currently I'm using the full fender kit. Both use the same lights, and I swapped them when I went to the full fender, both sets we're noisy, but not NEARLY that bad! I would swap those, almost sounds like a short.

I figured they used a cheap relay and I could just replace it, never did get around to it.

 

[tonywin]

My relays are pretty loud as well.

 

[coastiej171]

Haha glad I’m not the only one then. I plugged them in before installing to make sure they worked and noticed they were loud, but seem a lot louder now that they’re zip tied up in the fender well. I may do exactly what you said and swap relays. If that doesn’t fix it, I may just go a whole different option. Just glad I got away from the halogen bulbs and all led

 

[Zero_Accel]

Haha glad I’m not the only one then. I plugged them in before installing to make sure they worked and noticed they were loud, but seem a lot louder now that they’re zip tied up in the fender well. I may do exactly what you said and swap relays. If that doesn’t fix it, I may just go a whole different option. Just glad I got away from the halogen bulbs and all led

I wonder if they're rattling against the sheet metal or something, in the video I took, they're noisy, but the one you shared is MUCH worse.

 

[coastiej171]

I wonder if they're rattling against the sheet metal or something, in the video I took, they're noisy, but the one you shared is MUCH worse.

This was my next thought. Definitely going to check this when the weather is above 10 degrees ?

 

[tonywin]

Haha glad I’m not the only one then. I plugged them in before installing to make sure they worked and noticed they were loud, but seem a lot louder now that they’re zip tied up in the fender well. I may do exactly what you said and swap relays. If that doesn’t fix it, I may just go a whole different option. Just glad I got away from the halogen bulbs and all led

Mine makes a loud audible click but yours sounds like a buzz. It does sound like vibration against metal or something.

 

[coastiej171]

Mine makes a loud audible click but yours sounds like a buzz. It does sound like vibration against metal or something.

Thanks, I think so too. Zip tied the relay in a bad spot

 

[tonywin]

Thanks, I think so too. Zip tied the relay in a bad spot

Did you use the large sleeve that can be heat shrunk? That would keep a soft layer between the relay and metal.

 

[coastiej171]

Did you use the large sleeve that can be heat shrunk? That would keep a soft layer between the relay and metal.

I did not, I thought the size of the sleeve was a little absurd. Lol maybe I should go back and throw it on

 

[tonywin]

I did not, I thought the size of the sleeve was a little absurd. Lol maybe I should go back and throw it on

I thought the same thing too lol

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