Fan and Headlight Relays
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by Durango_boy
Also, I really could care less about other people thinking :
Try to project a good image and don't give corvette drivers a bad name.
Like this old joke
What is the difference between a guy in a corvette and a porcupine??
On a porcupine the picks are on the outside.
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by davidm_comp
I did not see them, but I did a yahoo search and came across a 4x4 forum. Guys on it had a thread talking about headlight relays, someone said they bought a 75 amp relay at napa. But if it were me, I would go with two 40 amps, you can get them everywhere over the counter, even Walmart, and if one goes out you will still have some working headlights.
Yeah, for the headlights that's probably what I'll do, but I will need a 75 amp relay for my fan. I burned up three 30 & 40 amp relays with that fan.
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From: Foxfield CO 1970 Convertible
Originally Posted by Durango_boy
Yeah, for the headlights that's probably what I'll do, but I will need a 75 amp relay for my fan. I burned up three 30 & 40 amp relays with that fan.
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by Z-man
Jegs sells 75 amp relays, but they are relatively expensive ($40.)
Yeah that seems high. I wonder if that link that Batman posted, or that PhotoVette likes has them much cheaper.
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From: Foxfield CO 1970 Convertible
Originally Posted by Durango_boy
Yeah that seems high. I wonder if that link that Batman posted, or that PhotoVette likes has them much cheaper.
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From: Columbia Missouri
Z-Man - I know the relay was the problem when I was burning them up. I originally wired the fan up with 30 amp relays. I went through several of them before switching to a larger...I'm guessing a 75...and it worked fine. I cannot find that relay now, so I'm in a position of buying a new one when I buy the relays for the headlights. I want a pair of 75 amp relays to run the headlights and the fan.
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From: Knoxville Tennessee
Running at night without high beams is dangerous. You will be overdriving your lights anything over 50 mph. I would hate to think I hit a kid on a bicycle because I didn't see him in time. Just my two cents!
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From: Columbia Missouri
I have great night vision, and have never used high beams in any car I've ever driven. If I don't use them in my daily driver why would I use them in a weekend car that won't see a lot of night driving as it is?
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by I'm Batman
Who's taking out their high beams?
I wasn't going to take them out, but instead was going to wire all four of my lows to run at the same time since I don't ever use my brights.