headlight relays
I just switched my 66 Cuda headlight wiring over to relays and what a difference it makes. I picked up 2 bosch relays,2 pigtails to plug them into and a fuse holder for about $35.00. It took about 2 hours to do. Before I changed the wiring, with my engine running my charging system was showing about 13 volts. When I turned on my headlights the voltage was dropping down to about 10.5 volts and the lights were a little dim. Now when I turn on the headlights you can't even see a voltage drop and the lights are full bright. I unwrapped my harness right behind the back of the battery and cut the low beam and high beam wires. Then I ran them under both ends of the battery tray and mounted my relays there. I posted a copy of the wiring diagram I used. Don't go by the wire colors on the diagram as the car wires are different. I highly recommend this mod. I am going to do my Dart next week.
I just switched my 66 Cuda headlight wiring over to relays and what a difference it makes. I picked up 2 bosch relays,2 pigtails to plug them into and a fuse holder for about $35.00. It took about 2 hours to do. Before I changed the wiring, with my engine running my charging system was showing about 13 volts. When I turned on my headlights the voltage was dropping down to about 10.5 volts and the lights were a little dim. Now when I turn on the headlights you can't even see a voltage drop and the lights are full bright. I unwrapped my harness right behind the back of the battery and cut the low beam and high beam wires. Then I ran them under both ends of the battery tray and mounted my relays there. I posted a copy of the wiring diagram I used. Don't go by the wire colors on the diagram as the car wires are different. I highly recommend this mod. I am going to do my Dart next week.
