--- "James V." <tornadored@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > How does this 10 gauge wire improve the upgrade? Is > it necessary? > The heavier gauge wiring is only required if you plan on running higher wattage bulbs than stock. An inexpensive relay can be installed in a few minutes to re-route the headlight circuit current around the headlight switch instead of thru it. The output of the headlight switch controls the operation of the relay. A diagram of my installation resides here: <http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/Hella_XL_Driving_Lights.htm>, step-by step installation instructions reside in the archives here <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0112B&L=vanagon&P=R23291>
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