I installed mine on the left side, below the fuse block... attached directly to the chassis. It is a strip of 4 relays (and relay holders), all connected, and it does make the carpet bulge out a bit, but it is solid. I run wiring then back under the drivers seat, where there is a fused junction box for 6 hot leads. This gets its juice directly from the battery with a big cable that has an inline 50 amp fuse, in case something really crazy were to happen. I also ran a nice fat soft copper cable off the original battery ground, down to a location on the frame, lower front right of the vehicle... near the horn. This is my new ground location, and all the new ground wires from high, low, and fogs, are grounded there. If I had to do it again, I think I would build all the relays and stuff under the seat though... it is a good safe spot, and easy to work with (if needed you just pop the seat off, and you are no longer having to contort you body in strange positions getting under the dash). I rewired everything using new cables... so if you are doing this with existing wiring (which I would not recommend) then my info probably will not help much. RSF IMPORTANT!!! In order to reply to me, you must have the word "FISH" somewhere in the subject line of the email. Otherwise it goes directly in the trash. <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ Robert S. Fish Salzburg, Austria 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender 1987 Golf Cabriolet 1991 Golf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill N" <freeholder@STARBAND.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 4:37 AM Subject: Best place to locate headlight relays
> I am doing the relay upgrade for my headlights, and need to install three relays. I am > interested in where anyone else chose to put them. > > Bill in the Southwest > |
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