Re: [doc] Headlight Switch Relay Kit

[Richard Hutchinson <dickyh11@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like a missing ground to me. Check for
continuity between (-) on your battery and your metal
plate.

I'll check the cct diagram when I get home and repot
if nobody beats me to it...

Rich Hutchinson
DOC 365 VIN 1274 (finally getting some driving time
now the winter weather is better - than summer!!)



 --- Stian Birkeland <delorean@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> 
> Hi all. From all this talk about melted headlight
> switches I thought it would be a good idea to buy a
> headlight switch relay kit. I bought the one from
> SpecialTAuto.
> 
> I'm sure the solution to my problem is an easy one.
> I can't get it to work so that my orange and red
> sidelights lights up in position "1" on the
> headlight switch.
> 
> I'm still puzzled...maybe the relay is set wrong in
> the plug to begin with?
> 
> I'm afraid to damage anything so I thought I'd ask
> you first before turning the relay and plug vice
> versa. Hope the electronics experts out there can
> help me!
> 
> Here goes:
> 
> The black wire from the relay is grounded (85). I've
> grounded it to the metal plate behind the front of
> the console (brass-coated?). The ground-eye is
> treaded on a steel stud with a nut on top to hold it
> down.
> 
> The red/green wire going from the wiring loom to the
> headlight switch was cut. The red wire from the
> relay (87) is connected to the red/green wire coming
> FROM the wiring loom.
> 
> The green wire from the relay (86) is connected to
> the remains of the red/green wire coming FROM from
> the headlight switch.
> 
> The brown wire from the relay (30)now goes to the
> top green wire on the brake pedal switch.
> 
> I've tried it also with ignition on. No changes.
> 
> Still, the low/high beam is ok, the orange/red front
> and sidelights still don't come on. I don't hear the
> relay clicking...this would indicate that its not
> getting any power right? So what can I do to fix
> this?
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> Best wishes
> Stian Birkeland
> Norway
> 
> VIN # 06759
> 
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> 
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