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Subject:Re: right side headlight wont power up ..new relay kit 2 mths ago ...
From:Mark Drillock
Date:Mon, 28 May 2007 16:33:30 -0700

Fuse 7 is the wrong fuse. Frank's older instructions said to use it but
fuse 7 is not even a headlight fuse. It should be fuse 6. I hope Frank
lets his other relay customers know he gave them the wrong procedure so
they can fix it too.

Mark

TC wrote:

>>Mark or others
>>
>>>What is worse, if my take is right the lights you moved have now
>>>bypassed their fuses so there is no fuse protection for that side at
>
> all!
>
>>I just want to confirm that I now this low beam relay set up like is specd
>>out
>>http://members.shaw.ca/trclark/headlightrelay/LowBeamRelay.JPG
>>Center Relay 87 12G  goes to rear position fuse 4 where larger yellow
>>w/black stripe was
>>Left Relay 85 14G goes to ground on start connector
>>Right Relay 86 14G loops over to 12G yellow w/black stripe that was on
>
> rear
>
>>position fuse 4
>>Rear Relay 30 12G goes to front postion fuse 7 with Y-terminal adapter
>>
>>because I now get NO low beams either side which means either i am still
>
> not
>
>>on the same page
>>as your directions or its now wired correct for this relay but I got some
>>other issues
>
> update it works realy helps if the relays get power relay-30  was on the
> wrong side of fuse 7
> frank your gonna get some pretty pics of the 80-85 relay install b4 this all
> goes back
>
> sometimes it seems the only way I ever learn anything
> is to do it wrong then i am left with only the right way since all other
> alternatives
> have failed :)
>