Date:         Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:46:35 +0200
Reply-To:     Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Subject:      Re: Best place to locate headlight relays
Comments: To: Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
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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

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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
>