headlight relays

I thought about going to the junk yard as well to pick up my relays....

Why i didnt:

1i wanted perfect clean new contacts with no voltage drop

2. I wanted bosch or tyco (for quality)spst relays......spst has (X2 87 pins) as opposed to an
(87pin and an (87a pin-which does nothing)......here is why

The spdt (most relays).....will make me have to tie the headlights
together like the diagram shown in the first post (and like the factory
did it)....i didnt want to do this....i wanted each headlight to have its
own pin to connect to on the relay......the spst does this....it has X2
87 pin outs and they make connection to the battery when the relay
is live at the same time


pin 87 for left headlight
the other pin 87 for right headlight

each headlight is now direct from the relay

3. unless you buy new relay sockets you are at the mercy of whatever pigtail your junkyard relay came with (assuming you used the old pigtail)
while this isnt bad...it does restrict you to that wire size...new sockets...new 1/4" terminals will allow you to run as big of wire size as you order it in...mine was #10-12 and i ordered some #14 as well.....MUST USE packard terminal crimpers for these....old mopars use these from the factory anyway so they are handy. when replacing the special terminals in by bulkhead connectors i bough some of these.....and for my old fuse box

#10-12 http://www.theelectricaldepot.com/tyco-180384-2-250-1-4-push-on-12-10-awgbag-of-1291.html

#14-16 http://www.theelectricaldepot.com/tyco-42238-2-250-1-4-push-on-16-14-ga-wirebag-of-449.html

relay socket (I believe you get 5 per pack so i ended up with 15) http://www.theelectricaldepot.com/5-socket-harness-relay-connector5-each-446.html

relay i used 30/40amp SPST http://www.theelectricaldepot.com/standard-relay-12v-30-40-amp-spst-bracket-mount1-each-435.html

10 to 12 gauge wire

i didnt like the bases that allpar.com shows in their write up of this job so this other stuff i bought is another option of the same thing...same specs.

I did buy my h4 sockets separate and they were ceramic (for halogen heat) and sealed........so this whole set up cost me the same as what you get from www.danielstern.com . it is close to the same same but i liked this style a little better (where the relay mounts to the car instead of the base mounting to the car).....the h4 pigtails came with 12 gauge wire, which is what i used for the headlights

now for the self fusing harness wrap to replace the older stuff...and some contact cleaner to clean the terminals along with di electric grease to make them moisture proof...and cibie headlamps....the only quality ones i could find