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Subject:Re: Headlight Wiring and Relays
From:Bob Stevens
Date:Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:12:57 -0700

While we're here  :), please give my your recommendations:
I've got Terry's relays and love the set up. It has worked great since
putting them on about last spring or maybe early summer. This last weekend I
went through 2 stock headlight switches in less than 24 hours. I had driven
with my brights on and the Hella 550's (installed a couple months ago) for
much of the trip down to Moab the day before the first failure. I put the
Hellas onto the stock wires near the stock headlights and am wondering if
that is just too much for the relays of Terry's I put on. I'm planning on
wiring the Hella's directly to the battery now, with their own relay and
switch am pretty sure that will solve the problem, but am curious about some
expert views/opinions. I'm not even close to being an adequate electrician
so am looking for some 'sperts views.

Thanks for any ......

Bob

Terry Kay, long time list member, sells a really sweet headlight relay
kit for $30. The wires are the right matching colors and it installs
cleanly to the 86+ relay panel. It uses genuine 2 VW relays and 2 relay
sockets and it retains the stock headlight fuse layout. Instructions
included.

I have bought a few kits from him and he also has them on Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33708&item=2467958251

Mark

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