Ok folks, before I get started, I did do a search on the subject and it did not reveal to much....
I have a 10 acre plot basically right in the middle of a state forrest and have to drive about 5 miles one way into this place mostly during dark or twilight hours. When I had my Corolla I had installed two "LightForce" (see LightForceUSA) auxillary driving lamps on the front of it in order to have a better view down the road as well the sides of the road. The lamps also have "amber" covers for fog and it gets exremely foggy around my place in the winter. The main purpose however was to identify the deer that were grazing on the sides of the road or having board meetings in the middle of it before I got to them. Now I don't want to perform stress analysis on a Prius via venison impacts.....so...
The question here is before I start a selection process for new driving lamps. Is there anything I need to know about Prius "guts" before attaching these things? I'm obviously using 12v lamps with a relay to close the circuit between batt to lamps to ground. The lamps will pull no more than 8 amps apiece depending on what model I choose. So, any input to where the best place to tie the power wire in and whether or not the the power draw is going to cause problems? ICE running when they are on etc? (off alternator or to keep batt charged)
Thanks
I have a 10 acre plot basically right in the middle of a state forrest and have to drive about 5 miles one way into this place mostly during dark or twilight hours. When I had my Corolla I had installed two "LightForce" (see LightForceUSA) auxillary driving lamps on the front of it in order to have a better view down the road as well the sides of the road. The lamps also have "amber" covers for fog and it gets exremely foggy around my place in the winter. The main purpose however was to identify the deer that were grazing on the sides of the road or having board meetings in the middle of it before I got to them. Now I don't want to perform stress analysis on a Prius via venison impacts.....so...
The question here is before I start a selection process for new driving lamps. Is there anything I need to know about Prius "guts" before attaching these things? I'm obviously using 12v lamps with a relay to close the circuit between batt to lamps to ground. The lamps will pull no more than 8 amps apiece depending on what model I choose. So, any input to where the best place to tie the power wire in and whether or not the the power draw is going to cause problems? ICE running when they are on etc? (off alternator or to keep batt charged)
Thanks