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Just looking for pictures of 1st gen expys with grill lights (kc's/hellas behind grill). Anybody who's got them post them up.
 

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Hella 500FF. I mounted them horizontaly to the fiberglass reinforcment so that I would not block alot of air flow to the center of the radiator. I live in southern New Mexico and do alot of towing and I have never seen over 200 on the aftermarket temp gauge. It also makes it easier to re-aim the lights to catch the shoulder in deer country ( saved my front end twice on my last trip to San Antonio thru the hill country at 2am )
 

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Hella 500s with 100 watt bulbs on rack and in grill
 

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look at my photo album. i have a few in there. theyre KC Daylighters 130 watt chrome.
 

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How easy is it to install the wiring for the hella 500 kit?
 

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How easy is it to install the wiring for the hella 500 kit?

Simple you only have to run 1 wire inside the cab the rest are under the hood. The wire that you run inside will conect to the switch ( where ever you put it ) and then you just need to tap power and ground for the switch.

The relay assembly under the hood gets hooked to the battery and ground, then you hook up the lights power wire and your done.
 

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Simple you only have to run 1 wire inside the cab the rest are under the hood. The wire that you run inside will conect to the switch ( where ever you put it ) and then you just need to tap power and ground for the switch.

The relay assembly under the hood gets hooked to the battery and ground, then you hook up the lights power wire and your done.

Thank you for your answer. What would be a good location to put the switch in? If I had a lot of time and skill, I would mount it in the overhead console in the garage door opener area.
 

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Thank you for your answer. What would be a good location to put the switch in? If I had a lot of time and skill, I would mount it in the overhead console in the garage door opener area.

I put mine in the center console just in front of the cup holders dead center. It makes it nice to have it in easy reach, but it can also get you in trouble because it is that much easier to hit when some one is on coming with their brights on.
 

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I put mine in the center console just in front of the cup holders dead center. It makes it nice to have it in easy reach, but it can also get you in trouble because it is that much easier to hit when some one is on coming with their brights on.

Yea, i know what you mean. I hate people who leave their brights on in an intersection and your right across from them.
 
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