05+ Headlight wiring?

customvq · Nov 13th, 2006, 05:47 PM

Anyone know which wire is positive? I am trying to wire my offroad lights the proper way (I was lazy and put the backup positive to the battery instead of to the headlight) and don't know which wire to tap into.

pdfruth · Nov 13th, 2006, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by customvq

Anyone know which wire is positive? I am trying to wire my offroad lights the proper way (I was lazy and put the backup positive to the battery instead of to the headlight) and don't know which wire to tap into.

Left Headlight Low beam = Pink
Left Headlight Hi beam = Green
Right Headlight Low beam = Red
Right Headlight Hi beam = Blue

Keep in mind that each headlight's hi beam's are separately fused at 10A. And the lo's are 15A.
Addition of your after market lights may exceed the current rating of the respective circuit that you tap into. To do it right you should probably put your lights on their own fused circuit.

The schamtic can be found here (on page 9);
http://www.thenissanpath.com/filelib/R51/Service/LT.pdf

customvq · Nov 13th, 2006, 09:38 PM

Perfect...thank you!!

The offroad lights do have their own fused circuit. On the PIAA's you have to run a wire from the battery, but there is also another wire that goes to the headlights that needs power. This way you can't run the offroad lights without the headlight on. In the PIAA instructions it mentions that it is a law to require the headlights on with the offroad lights

. I just want to do it that was so I don't forget that they are on.

pdfruth · Nov 13th, 2006, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by customvq

Perfect...thank you!!

The offroad lights do have their own fused circuit. On the PIAA's you have to run a wire from the battery, but there is also another wire that goes to the headlights that needs power. This way you can't run the offroad lights without the headlight on. In the PIAA instructions it mentions that it is a law to require the headlights on with the offroad lights

. I just want to do it that was so I don't forget that they are on.

ahhh, excellent... sounds like (I'm assuming) the PIAA's are using their own relay, energized by the vehicle's headlight circuit, to power a separate circuit. Ideal setup.