Can I wire up headlights this way?
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Can I wire up headlights this way?
When I have high beams on, I'd like to be able to keep my low beams on too, (better lighting). Is it possible to do that? However, when I switch to lows only, The highs should only turn off, and lows stay on. Is there a way to do that? If no-one knows, I will think of a way to wire it up. Just curious if anyone has done it before. Good idea or not?
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It is possible. I do not have the schematic on hand.
I do not think any vendor sells a modified wiring harness for sedans, so you would have to rig it yourself.
I do not think any vendor sells a modified wiring harness for sedans, so you would have to rig it yourself.
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im pretty sure the wiring isnt gauged big enough to handle the load from having both sets running at once, there was an aftermarket kit to do it tho that had its own wiring for them :?
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im pretty sure the wiring isnt gauged big enough to handle the load from having both sets running at once, there was an aftermarket kit to do it tho that had its own wiring for them :?
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Originally Posted by wjcollier07
Originally Posted by DarkShadow
im pretty sure the wiring isnt gauged big enough to handle the load from having both sets running at once, there was an aftermarket kit to do it tho that had its own wiring for them :?
more info here: http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...=high+low+beam
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Yes i Have done this. works realy good, alot more light now. let me find the post i did...
OK here it is...
Pics on how to do it is on the Second Page.
It is VARY EASY to do this.. takes like 30min or less...
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...448&highlight=
OK here it is...
Pics on how to do it is on the Second Page.
It is VARY EASY to do this.. takes like 30min or less...
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...448&highlight=
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Originally Posted by wjcollier07
yeah but would that mean you would have to rewire EVERYTHING?
Easy solution is to add a SPST-NO relay right at the High/Low beam switch in the steering column harness. Yellow wire from the headlamp switch going to the Hi/Lo switch gets jumpered to the relay coil. Tan wire from the Hi/Lo switch to the low beams gets transfered to the relay. Other post on the relay goes to one of the spare circuits in the fuse block. That way, Turn on the headlight switch and the relay closes to turn on the low beams and sucks juice through it'* own circuit. The Hi/Lo switch just becomes an on/off switch for the high beams and draws it'* current through the original fuse.
About $10 in parts (less if you junkyard a relay and holder for a buck)
Shouldn't be an illegal mod. Lots of older cars had headlights wired this way (All four could be on at once.) My '87 Camaro came wired that way from the factory. I think the local law would get pissed if you drove around with six on at once (like Highs, Lows, and Fog lamps all at once.)
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Originally Posted by clm2112
Originally Posted by wjcollier07
yeah but would that mean you would have to rewire EVERYTHING?
Easy solution is to add a SPST-NO relay right at the High/Low beam switch in the steering column harness. Yellow wire from the headlamp switch going to the Hi/Lo switch gets jumpered to the relay coil. Tan wire from the Hi/Lo switch to the low beams gets transfered to the relay. Other post on the relay goes to one of the spare circuits in the fuse block. That way, Turn on the headlight switch and the relay closes to turn on the low beams and sucks juice through it'* own circuit. The Hi/Lo switch just becomes an on/off switch for the high beams and draws it'* current through the original fuse.
About $10 in parts (less if you junkyard a relay and holder for a buck)
Shouldn't be an illegal mod. Lots of older cars had headlights wired this way (All four could be on at once.) My '87 Camaro came wired that way from the factory. I think the local law would get pissed if you drove around with six on at once (like Highs, Lows, and Fog lamps all at once.)
mine works fine.... nothing over heats... its brighter then H*ll...
you should be able to hook it up the same way as mine..
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mine works fine.... nothing over heats... its brighter then H*ll...
you should be able to hook it up the same way as mine..
you should be able to hook it up the same way as mine..
I don't think I'm going to leave it like this. This was just sortta a "lets go take a look-see" based on the fellow original question. Down here in "Flat-Land" a pair of SilverStar'* are plenty bright enough. Besides, it'* one less thing to break on a already base model car.