Adding Fog Lights And High-4 Option - Obs

[nubuilder]

I have a 98 K1500. I have found the forum for how to make all 4 headlights stay on when the high beams are on. I'm looking forward to doing it and adding fog lights when the weather warms up (in Wisconsin).

 

As shown in the forum above, I too will be installing a switch but my switch will be located in the overhead console. (When I bought the truck, the guy before me had cut holes and installed 4 rocker switches). I might put my relay somewhere else. I just don't like the idea of breaking through the paint (salt in Wisconsin is a mean little devil). What wire goes from where to the switch and from the switch to where?

 

I am also planning on adding after market fog lights (from a local Walwart) in the factory locations (I've never seen them on a truck, but I think they were only available on 2WD trucks.) Again, when I bought the truck, the holes in the lower valance were already cut. What I want to do is make it so that when I turn on my parking lights the fog lights turn on. I will also be running wiring up to my switches so that I can turn off the fog lights when I don't want them. Does this mean that the fog lights will have to draw power from the same circuit that the parking lights do? Keep in mind that my fog lights are 55 watts each.

 

I have never done any kind of wiring except for my sound system that I did myself. Any suggestions and simple wording will help tremendously. Please no suggestions to get rid of the extra switches.

 

Thanks and if anyone needs more info, let me know.

[nubuilder]

OK, I bought 2 40A relays and 2 30A max inline fuse holders.

I plan on putting in the same size fuse as the headlights are now and using a 15A for the fog lights.

 

My relays are from Optronics.

The back says:

30-terminal for lights or horns

86-terminal from switch

87-terminal from power source

85-terminal for relay round wire

 

This is making the instructions confusing from the post linked to above.

 

Can I put the switch on the grounding wire?

Does the fuse go on the power source side of the relay or the light side of the relay?

 

So, what the heck goes where?

Where do my switch and fuse go?

[nubuilder]

Sorry, double post.

 

Stupid internet!

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fuses always go on the battery side

[nubuilder]

OK - Fuses on Battery side of Relay.

 

What wire do I run to the switches?

From where to the switch and from the switch to where.

 

Thanks for the response. I have yet to do any wiring on my truck besides speaker wire.