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Post by moclan on May 3, 2020 6:41:56 GMT
So what is special about the oem relay?
got all the bits, even some twice, created all the electrical loom/wires, got this nice dual push push switch (front fog & hrw), rebuilt the lights ... got power, got signal ... nada
those oem relays are quite costly so why couldn’t I just use a classic relay like we would use for horns and such?
to start I was trying to keep everything original looking.
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Post by wannabe on May 3, 2020 15:43:36 GMT
I'm not sure I understand the need for manufacturers to use relays for 'auxiliary lights', such as front/rear foglights - surely all that is needed is an on/off switch that completes/breaks a circuit?? lol
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Post by moclan on May 3, 2020 17:31:52 GMT
Well there are rules like you can’t have the fog lights on without your headlights and so on, that would need a relay. Also to protect the switch
Anyway, took the thing apart , couldn’t see any thing obvious (thats my expertise limit 😁 ). Tested the wires, power and so on, changed to a classic relay ... same thing. Eventually I started to get unregular mesures, like 12v now and then they wouldn’t be there anymore. Found the culprit ! One sh** ground bolt. changed its place and voila ... all works again. Reassembled the oem relay, but that back too and everything’s still works.
Nothing like turning on a switch ... and light
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Post by wannabe on May 3, 2020 19:47:58 GMT
I want to get some auxiliary front 'driving lights' - preferably LED or HID so I have some chance of seeing past those bastard 4x4s with retina-searing LED headlights!
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Post by dadbif on May 3, 2020 21:41:24 GMT
You need one of the old spotlights we used to fix by the drivers doors in the 60s, had a handle so you could point it at them
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le sigh