Date:         Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:16:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Ben McCafferty <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
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From:         Ben McCafferty <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Headlight relays and wire routing
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Remove your front grille, and left headlight assembly.  There are lots of
grommets there, my favorite being the speedo cable grommet--lots of room to
run stuff through.
Best,
bmc  :)
Ben McCafferty
ben@volkscafe.com

Volks Cafe
1823 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA  95062
831-426-1244
http://volkscafe.com


> From: Steve Delanty <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM>
> Reply-To: laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM
> Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:30:17 -0800
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Headlight relays and wire routing
>
> Well, I got a chance to drive the westy after dark for the first time.
> I must say, those are some of the most dismal headlights I've ever seen!
>
> So, last night I gathered up enough parts to do the headlight relay thing,
> and tonight I'll try and do it...
>
> I'll run 2 10 gauge wires (fused of course) from the battery to the front
> of the bus.
> One of the wires will be dedicated headlight power, and the other I will
> connect
> to a terminal block so I've got a good electrically sturdy place to connect
> accessories that need to be hot all the time. I will also connect the wire
> thru
> an extra relay and then to a second terminal block. I'll set up the relay
> to energize
> with key on, so the second block will be hot only with key on for
> accessories that
> like it that way.
>
> Sooo... I figured I would route the wires out of the battery box through
> the same
> grommet as the main +12 cable. From there I will route it forward under the
> van
> and bring it back up inside the cab... where?
>
> I looked underneath the front for a minute and didn't see any obvious easy
> places
> to get the wires back into the cab and under the dash.
> Can someone clue me in where a good place might be where I can slip 2 #10's in
> alongside something else without drilling any holes?
>
> Maybe someone who has done this already can save my aging bones a few minutes
> under the van. (-:
>
> Thanks much for any tips
>
> Steve