Christopher G. Moog wrote:
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> John Middlesworth wrote:
>
> > A very helpful reply. Thanks. What type of relay do you use and where do
> > you locate it?
> >
>
> I purchased two relays (auto part stores have them for fog lights or Radio
> Shack ~$5) rated for 15 or 20 amps of current. I mounted them to the sheet
> metal just ahead of the radiator (mine's a 1978) so the wiring for the lights
> was easy to get at. I attached the old wire for the low beams to the control
> of one relay and the supply line for the high beam to the other relay.
Not an ideal location, I would suggest, susceptibility to damp and corrosion.
The only
part that broke on my Sons Celica was a relay mounted in this area, terminals
corroded
away. I have mounted additional relays high on the inner wing by the other
electrics.
PaulH.
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