So I just recently got a pair of KC off roading lights and mounted them to my windshield. I hooked them up and they turned off and on perfectly while sitting in the garage. Later that evening I was driving down the road and thought I would try them out. Turned them on and it killed my engine. The lights stayed on but everything else went out. When I pulled over I turned the lights off and the engine fired right back up. The lights work just fine when the engine is not running, but everytime the engine is running the lights will kill it. Does this mean I need a larger alternator? Everything on my YJ is stock.
cdywhitney24
Check your wiring, something is not right.
You could have every light know to man installed on there and just turning them on will not kill your engine. They will however drain you battery.
You could have every light know to man installed on there and just turning them on will not kill your engine. They will however drain you battery.
Yea somethings not right there. I run two pairs of kc 130w daylighters in addition to my headlights. 1 pair of lights definately wont kill the engine. Lights dont affect the engine. They may overload the alternator, blow a fuse, or melt some wire, but not kill the engine. Are you sure thats the issue?
I have no idea what the problem is. I followed the instructions and hooked them up exactly how it told me too. The lights are KC 130 watt each. I was talking with some people and they said that they may be sucking out all the power just to turn them on while I am driving and that I may need a larger alternator. Any other ideas on why I cant get it all to work. I see all these other jeeps with multiple sets of lights and winches and am just curious how they get all that to work because I cant even get one set of lights to work.
I have six 130W lights and an amp. All running at idle with no issues. You likely either have a short on the light side of the circuit. A dieing battery or you have a battery/alternator wire issue.
You are using a relay and fuse in the light circuit, correct??
http://support.kchilites.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_id=8
You are using a relay and fuse in the light circuit, correct??
http://support.kchilites.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_id=8
I've got no problems running 55w HID spotlights and 55w Halogen driving lights with my headlights.
I would go back through and double check every single connection you added onto your Jeep. When wiring up lights like this, it's best to create their own power supply (and NOT tie into other power supplies) by hooking directly into the positive terminal on the battery.
I would go back through and double check every single connection you added onto your Jeep. When wiring up lights like this, it's best to create their own power supply (and NOT tie into other power supplies) by hooking directly into the positive terminal on the battery.
Yes, like I mentioned I am running 4 aftermarket lights off my stock alternator, sometimes 5 (depends if I'm backing up or not).
We have three lights on a bumper bar and five on a roof bar. Will we need a bigger battery or another alternater? I have a 2013 JK Wrangler Sport with 3.6 L V6 24-Valve VVT engine. I don't know what other info yall might need as I'm asking for my husband. I have a 600 Amp Maintenance free battery. The lights are Rugged Ridge 100w. Any help would be greatly appreciated. (I didn't know if I could post on this one or if I should create a new thread)
Where are you getting 800w? He's running 260w in lights, with a low output of 14v while running he's burning 18ish amps. Stock alt will handle that additional load easily. But you should be running that load through a relay and not just the switch, which odds are you are doing.
But anyways an over drain is easy to see, everything will gradually dim, the jeep wont just die and leave the lighs running.
But anyways an over drain is easy to see, everything will gradually dim, the jeep wont just die and leave the lighs running.
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