As Larry says, the new relays and headlights should switch power from a new,
larger fused wire from the battery, and those existing fuses no longer feed
the headlights, they just trip the relays.  I have the  Go Westy kit, which
taps into the large red wire from the battery at the fuse panel.  I'll email
you the installation instructions for the '85.

Sounds like your relays have not changed anything and were not installed
correctly.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mike Saint-Amour
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 6:24 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Headlight relay kits

Group

I purchased a headlight relay kit a few years ago.  Recently I have been
challenged with the issue of heat on fuses 5 and 6 when using the high
beams.  Fuse 6 even melted once.  Everything works fine as long as I don't
leave the high beams on for long.   Do you know what would cause that
problem?   Do I need to replace the relays?  Change wiring?   My kit was
from Vanagon westfalia parts.

Go now.  Because later has a terrible habit of becoming NEVER.
Anonymous

Mike Saint-Amour
www.slowcarfasthouse.com

Go now.  Because later has a terrible habit of becoming NEVER.
Anonymous

Mike Saint-Amour
www.slowcarfasthouse.com=