Date:         Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:32:28 -0700
Reply-To:     TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
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From what I read in the installation instructions, there is one relay for each low beam headlight but maybe one of the vendors can enlighten :>) us further.

In the Bentley, the low-beam headlight wiring is a single wire from the fuse block, through the ignition switch and to the headlight switch. It splits into two separate circuits once it leaves the back of the headlight switch before going to the dimmer switch and fuseblock, then to the headlights. The relay instructions call for cutting the wires in the steering column; there should be a wire for each headlamp at that point.

So that brings me back to my original question - why do you need two 30-amp relays to switch two 55-watt (or 80-watt for that matter) bulbs?

AFAIK, the high beam current doesn't ever go throught the headlight switch, adding an additional set of relay contacts doesn't make any sense.

Tim


Jon Brown <jbrown510@gmail.com> wrote:
One is for high beam, one is for low beam. In the stock setup the current
must run through the crappy, thin, corroded wiring INSIDE the switch on it's
way to the headlights, the relay provides an alternative higher gauge/lower
resistance path effectively reduce the voltage drop (due to the resistance
in the dash switch) and resulting in brighter headlights.

It works... it's easy...

Don't buy from people who deceptively advertise on the list or belong to the
list under phony names... I certinaly wouldn't trust someone like that
especially when there are reliable and known trustworthy places like
VolksCafe to buy them from:
http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagonparts.jsp?pa=p&p=1267852675
or Frank Condelli who has been selling these things as a kit for years:
http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/hdltrela.htm








----- Original Message -----
From: "TJ Hannink"
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Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 5:31 AM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] 758227.jpg


> Just curious, why do you need two 30-amp relays to switch power to two 55
watt bulbs? Wouldn't one carry enough current for both lights? I think they
are fused at 10-amps each, the most current that relay would ever see is
20-amps with the stock bulbs.
>
> Just wondering.
>
> Tim
>
> Robert Cardo wrote:
> Looks like this relay kit over on the Samba.com, has the fuse box
> holder's, and it sure looks like they are factory VW relays.
>
> All wired up, the wires are all marked and has the wire ties included
> too.
>
> Looks like a nice complete pre-assembled set up, and all this for just
> $37.00 ??
>
> A guy could hardly beat this deal.
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/758227.jpg
>
>
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