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Has anyone ever purchased anything from Mr Tail Light.com in particular the kit for the 4 headlight mod. Using this kit seems pretty easy even for an electrical idiot like me. Or do any of the vendors on here have the same kit? Thanks for any help.

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I installed their 4 light mod in my truck over a year ago. Still works great. All necessary parts were included and easy to follow instructions. A-1 seller in my opinion.

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I bought their 4 high kit and it works perfectly. Take the plunge; you won't regret it.

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Thanks for the input...they have it priced right now at $8.99 but you have to pay like $12.00 for shipping...oh well not to bad. So is this pretty easy to install, like I said I am not very handy in the electrical department? By using this kit does it require cutting wires or anything like that? Thanks again!

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I bought the kit, but haven't yet had a chace to put it in.

 

Looks like top quality hardware.

 

They did loose the pictures on their web-site detailing the installation. They said they lost them when they upgraded servers.

 

I asked them a few questions about the quality of the kit and this is what they replied:

 

"No complaints at all and out kit is completely assembled UNLIKE Painless.

These kits are soldered and heat shrunk and no-ox is used in the relay

system to keep corrosion from happening. We have never had a complaint on

quality and have had many compliments on the kit. "

 

Anyone have a picture of where the relay is mounted? The rest of the installation is pretty straight-forward.

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I just wired up my own to do the same thing. It took 2 packs (cost about 0.60 for each pack) of diodes from Radio shack and some wire to do the same mod, but I made mine turn on the following:

 

When Low Beams are on, it turns on the Daylight Running Lights and the Fog Lights.

 

When the High beams are on it turns on the Low Beams, Daylight Running Lights, and the Fog Lights.

 

I also put the Silverstar bulbs in the Highs, Lows and Fogs, you wanna talk about bright. It is like daytime if you flip it to the Highbeams.

 

As to the relays, they are under the black plastic cover just behind the battery on the drivers side, at least on my 03 Suburban.

 

On mine all you have to do is tie the wire with the diode to pin 85, which is marked on the bottom of the relay to the pin 85 you want to control. Just make sure the line is going the correct way on the diode, if this is what he used in his kit.

 

Bryan

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I just looked at their website and read the directions, it looks alot harder than just wiring your own up, using the diodes and tying them under the Relays.

 

I didn't solder my wires the the relays, but wrapped them around the 85 pin, then I put solder on the actual wire, but made it was that it held the wire loop nice and tight on the pin. I then can remove it at any time, If I ever wanted to.

 

It only cost about $2 from Radioshack for the parts, and less time to solder the wires together than it sounds like installing that kit will take. You have to drill and strip wires back on their kit, that sounds much harder to me than to put 1 new wire on, for what that kit does.

 

all you need to do, is go to Radio Shack and get the diodes, the part number was 1N4001, http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...rentPage=search

 

Solder a wire to the side of this diode with the Strip on it and on the other lead. Then tie the side without the strip on it to Pin 85 on the High Beam Relay. Then tie the other wire to the Relay for the Low Beams pin 85, and bam it works fine.

 

I did find out that you to make it work with all the other lights as I did, you can't do diode to diode or they cancel each other out.

 

To me this is like a 2 minute job, once you solder your wires onto the diode. Then its a matter of wrapping the wires around the correct pins on the bottom of the Relay and presto, it works.

 

Just for others information.

 

Bryan

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I just looked at their website and read the directions, it looks alot harder than just wiring your own up, using the diodes and tying them under the Relays.

 

I didn't solder my wires the the relays, but wrapped them around the 85 pin, then I put solder on the actual wire, but made it was that it held the wire loop nice and tight on the pin.  I then can remove it at any time, If I ever wanted to.

 

It only cost about $2 from Radioshack for the parts, and less time to solder the wires together than it sounds like installing that kit will take.  You have to drill and strip wires back on their kit, that sounds much harder to me than to put 1 new wire on, for what that kit does. 

 

all you need to do, is go to Radio Shack and get the diodes, the part number was 1N4001, http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...rentPage=search

 

Solder a wire to the side of this diode with the Strip on it and on the other lead.  Then tie the side without the strip on it to Pin 85 on the High Beam Relay.  Then tie the other wire to the Relay for the Low Beams pin 85, and bam it works fine.

 

I did find out that you to make it work with all the other lights as I did,  you can't do diode to diode or they cancel each other out.

 

To me this is like a 2 minute job, once you solder your wires onto the diode.  Then its a matter of wrapping the wires around the correct pins on the bottom of the Relay and presto, it works.

 

Just for others information.

 

Bryan

 

 

 

 

I think you looked at the wrong instructions because for my make and model there was no mention of any stripping or drilling. Thanks for the info though.

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Funny, I have yet to read a positive thread regarding MrTaillight.com until I saw this thread.

 

I know a few website have nice how-tos to do this yourself.

kssooner Enthusiast

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Funny, I have yet to read a positive thread regarding MrTaillight.com until I saw this thread.

 

I know a few website have nice how-tos to do this yourself.

 

 

 

 

 

Well this concerns me since I have already placed an order.

bry21317 Enthusiast

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Kssooner,

I am sorry, I was reading the directions for my 2003 Suburban, instead of for your 2000 Truck.

 

Still thought this was alot of work, compared to putting 2 wires onto the leads of a diode and then tying them into the Pin 85 on the 2 relays or any relay you wish to control for that matter.

 

I was just surprised. I hope that it works out for you, if not call your CC company and do a chargeback and find out what you need to do it on that 2000 truck by yourself, its really easy.

 

I know there is some information also on fullsizechevy dot com. I think they had better information on this mod, like all what you had to do, and other ways to do it and this and that. I just took the simplest, for the heck of it. This way its removable at any time also. I could also put a switch in it, if I wished in the future to make it do more or less.

 

Bryan

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Kssooner,

I am sorry, I was reading the directions for my 2003 Suburban, instead of for your 2000 Truck.

 

Still thought this was alot of work, compared to putting 2 wires onto the leads of a diode and then tying them into the Pin 85 on the 2 relays or any relay you wish to control for that matter.

 

I was just surprised.  I hope that it works out for you, if not call your CC company and do a chargeback and find out what you need to do it on that 2000 truck by yourself, its really easy.

 

I know there is some information also on fullsizechevy dot com.  I think they had better information on this mod, like all what you had to do, and other ways to do it and this and that.  I just took the simplest, for the heck of it.  This way  its removable at any time also.  I could also put a switch in it, if I wished in the future to make it do more or less.

 

Bryan

 

 

 

 

No problem I figured you just clicked on the wrong directions. I am going to give this kit a shot and if it doesnt work or I dont get it I will be contacting you for more detailed instructions about how you did it. Thanks again :confused:

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All you need to do on 99-02 models is to remove both headlamps and splice into the yellow wire going to the low beams and hook to a suitable ground.

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