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    Default Foglights- series or parralel??

    ok so i finally got my foglights wired up today... however i've wired them in series not in parralel... i didnt think it would make too much of a difference but ill know for sure when i turn em on tonight and see if theyre bright... just wondering if anyone knows which way they should be wired in theory??

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    Let's know if they work and then someone will be bound to offer an opinion - or two.

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    should be parallel...

    in series, they won't be as bright, and if you blow a globe the other won't work.
    they'll be brighter in parallel (and yes draw more current but that's normal) and if you blow one, you'll be a one eye'd pirate....
    hope you got a fuse relay and switch!!

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    i second coast-calais comment, youre only giving them 6 volts each in series, parallel gives 12 volts each and keeps them independent.
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    yeah they work atm but i didnt think they were as bright as they should be... ill go fix that up should take long to do... yeah got a fuse running off the battery to the relay... got a new switch from holden with the foglights switch on it and got em wired up to that... works sweet as... ill post some photos if you want let us know

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    good work on the necessities, and yeah, when you change the config, they'll be brighterer!

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    ok just got em re-wired... dropped the F**cking nut that holds the negative clamp onto the battery down under the battery and took me 20 mins to get it
    they're a lot brighter now so 8 hours later their finally finished
    if anyone has any questions let me know cause i asked on here earlier and didnt get much help so now ive done it i can help you out with most of the stuff you might want to know

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