RE: Lights

[Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>]

http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/how_to/relays/

here is another relay procedure complete with diagrams...  i don't know
if someone has posted this yet or not, if so, sorry to repeat it...  


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>From: 	Rich[SMTP:emt@imcnyc.com]
>Sent: 	Monday, November 23, 1998 1:58 PM
>To: 	'scirocco list'
>Subject: 	FW: Lights
>
>Andre sent alot of info on lighting to me and the list, but I think he forgot
>to cc: the list.  If I'm wrong, oh well.. if not...this goes out to Chris,
>Bryan, and a few others working on the same project as me.  BTW thanks to all
>
>    If you buy H4s it will look stock.  They are a factory replacement for
>the stock sealed beams but the low and high beam is sooooo much better
>than the crappy US stock lighting.  Trust me, I know  =)  Get yerself
>a set of H4 4x6 rectangular lights, you will be glad you did.  If you are
>on the west coast try Potterman, if you are closer to the east coast try
>Mark at Adirondack.  I got mysetup from the Potterman and it ran be around
>90 bucks, including shipping and the exchange from the 55/60 standard to
>80/100.  If you get the 80/100 you will most certainly need to do relays
>or else you might toast your switch.
>
>> What kind of relays do I need?
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>    I went out and got some 3 dollar cheap all purpose off-road relays.
>They are 5 prong, but I only needed 4.  The relays you should look for
>should be at least 20 amps, preferably 30, and have these numbers for
>terminals, 30 for power from the battery, 85 for ground, 86 for the
>trigger wire, and 87a to the light.  My relays had an 87 but I am guessing
>they are active when the trigger wire (86) is low.  86 is where you take
>your old headlight wire and put it on that terminal, so when you turn on
>your headlights, the relays senses the voltage on teh trigger and then
>switches power to come straight from the battery and out of terminal 87a
>to your headlight.  The relays I bought had a small tab on the top with
>a hole in it so I could drill a hole on the side of my fender under the
>hood and mount it with 1 screw.  Most auto parts places should have
>relays.  Check in the wiring sections, or ask if they have anything over
>the counter.  HTH..
>
> Andre'
> Neon Green 79 
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