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A Low-Buck Headlight Relay Conversion #2905334
04/02/21 11:56 AM
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Nighttime driving may not be something we often do with our classic Mopars, but wouldn’t it be enjoyable to have the best lighting available when low-light driving is necessary? Over the years, many vehicles have been updated with halogen headlamps. Of these cars, most have not had the wiring improved. The factory wired the headlamp switch in series with the parallel-wired headlamps. The series section of the circuit required the headlamp switch to flow the total circuit amperage. Any resistance in the circuit caused a decrease in voltage available to each headlamp.

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Re: A Low-Buck Headlight Relay Conversion [Re: Rustymuscle] #2905449
04/02/21 04:19 PM
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You shouldn't pull power for any accessories on an OEM wired muscle era mopar from the starter relay. It's an additional stress on the bulkhead connector.

I sell everything in a one stop shop end to end for about the same as the items in your article, 85ish plus shipping. Mine also includes shrink tube to cover all the wiring.

It's a great upgrade without a doubt.

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Re: A Low-Buck Headlight Relay Conversion [Re: crackedback] #2905905
04/03/21 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by crackedback
You shouldn't pull power for any accessories on an OEM wired muscle era mopar from the starter relay. It's an additional stress on the bulkhead connector.

I sell everything in a one stop shop end to end for about the same as the items in your article, 85ish plus shipping. Mine also includes shrink tube to cover all the wiring.

It's a great upgrade without a doubt.


Draw directly from battery?


China is the enemy.
Re: A Low-Buck Headlight Relay Conversion [Re: 1972CudaV21] #2905989
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Originally Posted by 1972CudaV21
Originally Posted by crackedback
You shouldn't pull power for any accessories on an OEM wired muscle era mopar from the starter relay. It's an additional stress on the bulkhead connector.

I sell everything in a one stop shop end to end for about the same as the items in your article, 85ish plus shipping. Mine also includes shrink tube to cover all the wiring.

It's a great upgrade without a doubt.


Draw directly from battery?


same as starter relay, bad spot


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