Another Helix headlight option
 

Here's a few pics of how we handled the headlight for our Helix. Don't let the size fool you, this is probably one of the brightest headlights I've had on anything yet it consumes hardly any power. We had one of the bigger square lights on our old Helix and it worked fine but it drew enough power that when at night in idle, turning off the headlight would raise the idle RPM just a tad. That's an indication of a load on the electrical system. With this setup, we put in a battery from a Carbide (BS12 series) to replace the factory helix BS9. The cost is the same.

I tacked on a little plate right in front of the steering wheel and bought a $4 on off switch at AutoZone. I ran the wiring through a wire loom that I had laying around. You can see it running along the rail from the headlight in the one pic below. For power, in the ignition area, the black wire is the keyed wire meaning it gets power when you turn the key on and more importantly, it shuts off power when the key goes off so the headlight will only work with the key on.

I ran the ground to the same plate as I installed the on off switch for the headlight.

That said, I used a wire tap from the black wire coming from the ignition to one side of the on off switch. The the other end of the on off switch goes to one wire of the headlight. The other wire of the headlight goes to the ground.

Oh ya, I have one more of these headlights left. I am likely going to use it for the prize on the next contest!

looks pretty cool. good job

i put two of those in the bumper lol

We just put some walmart specials on my buddys helix, and just used the oem engine kill switch. :) Works well.

mine are from walmart 2

Those do work very well. I had 3 on the joyner I had. I have one left and cant decide what to do with it

just the single that we have really gets the job done. Really happy with it.

Nice

I have 2 of them on the bumper and 2 baja lights on the roof.The bumper lights ar aimed to the right and left the baja lights are aimed forward.I need to win the next contest so I can have one aimed behind the buggy HaHa!

wen is the next contest??

I was playing around with some new headlights I installed and the one just turned off today, so i was fiddling around with it and all the lights flickered then went out, and now my carbide has no power :(

Can anyone suggest a solution to fix this short circuit?

I was pondering fixing a light duty push button switch at the shifter, and mounting a rear light. Once you put it in reverse, the shifter hits the button, and fires up a BACKUP LIGHT!

RyanFig U blew the fuse in the back I blew about 5 till i figured out how to wire the lights on a carbide.They are DC machines in there wiring I had to reverse pollerity on one of my lights and it quit blowing fuses and the light it produces is amazing(till u have togo into reverse HaHa)love the reverse button idea think im gonna steel it HaHa thanx

So what do I have to buy a new fuse? what do they look like?

Like normal fuses in your car. :)

Find the fuse holder in the electrical box, remove the fuse and go buy 5 or so replacements in the same amp rating.

okay thanks alot :D

Its a white fuse case under the black electrical cover back on the top left hand side of the engine.It takes the older round buzz tube fuses.Thinking of upgradeing mine to the newer fin type car fuses.