COREdevelopments
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 12:50 PM |
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headlight relay wiring
Hi guys just came in from the garage, im just wiring in the headlamp realys and need bit of advice. what have you guys used for pin 86? have you used
a perm live or an ignition live? on most tin tops you can flash the mainbeam but not switch it on unless you got the ignition on. im using a luego
loom with my own relays, using the late sierra switches.
any help would be great,
rob
[Edited on 5/8/07 by COREdevelopments]
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RazMan
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 01:10 PM |
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Personally I would use a switched feed - how many times will you want to flash your lights when the ignition is off anyway? 
The only permanent feed should be your sidelights imo.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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COREdevelopments
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 01:11 PM |
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do you need the dip beam to come on when the ignition is off? for sva? or is it just sidelights?
rob
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RazMan
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 03:22 PM |
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Nope, just sidelights as far as I know 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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caber
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 04:09 PM |
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Watch out with the Sierra switches. The provide a live feed for side lights but earth feeds for Main and dip relays, getting this wrong can let a lot
of smoke out of the wires and the switch!
Caber
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 04:15 PM |
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quote:
The only permanent feed should be your sidelights imo.
And the hazards.
As for the head lights you'll prolly find (depending on which sierra stalk you have) that they're set up to switch the negative side of
the coil (well mines are but I made my own loom). There was a thread with pics and diagrams of the sierra loom stalk pinouts somewhere.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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COREdevelopments
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 04:54 PM |
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ye got my relays wired earth side of switches. on 85 of the relay. was just needing to know if i should wire the 86 pins to perm live or ignition
live. will try ignition live as razman said.
thanks
rob
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saigonij
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 05:56 PM |
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i can confirm the smiking of wires when you get it wrong.....
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COREdevelopments
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| posted on 7/8/07 at 08:07 PM |
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well i can confirm no smoking of wires yet. all looks and sounds good so far. sorted.
cheers
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