tantus pedis
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I realise there have been a few posts on this before as I've done the searches but the problems I'm having are in a couple of different subjects to I thought I'd create a new topic.
When I bought the car it had sealed beam units which to be fair were next to useless - especially when one went pop on the way home.
I have already replaced the outer ones with Halogen conversion units and they are loads better - need adjusting off the floor though.
I read that some people do the same to the inners but use outer units instead and then wire up for 4 dip beams and 4 main beams. As I recently started to suffer with the 'inners on - all lights off' problem that is apprently down to the stalk switch I was thinking I perhaps need to do a switched relay re-route anyway. Incidentally this only happens after about 20mins of use and then corrects itself a few hours later.
I don't think it really needs the extra light as the sealed inners are pretty good. One is starting to go black at the top though so won't be long. The main reason for going for 4 dip beams is aesthetics and the fact that I managed to get two more new outer units for £6 each
My question is where is the best place to take the feed from for the lights? - as the battery is in the boot my normal method of tapping off the main positive cable is a no go and I can't seem to find an obvious fat red cable to hack into! What about the back of the alternator? As the car has had a SD1 lump dropped in it I'm not entirely sure what else is non P6 standard as far as ancillaries / wiring go.
There are fair few extra wires running round the engine bay as there is electronic ignition, an alarm and an electric fan I hadn't seen before. I was wondering what the extra rear window heater switch was for!
Still don't like the red :?
When I bought the car it had sealed beam units which to be fair were next to useless - especially when one went pop on the way home.
I have already replaced the outer ones with Halogen conversion units and they are loads better - need adjusting off the floor though.
I read that some people do the same to the inners but use outer units instead and then wire up for 4 dip beams and 4 main beams. As I recently started to suffer with the 'inners on - all lights off' problem that is apprently down to the stalk switch I was thinking I perhaps need to do a switched relay re-route anyway. Incidentally this only happens after about 20mins of use and then corrects itself a few hours later.
I don't think it really needs the extra light as the sealed inners are pretty good. One is starting to go black at the top though so won't be long. The main reason for going for 4 dip beams is aesthetics and the fact that I managed to get two more new outer units for £6 each
My question is where is the best place to take the feed from for the lights? - as the battery is in the boot my normal method of tapping off the main positive cable is a no go and I can't seem to find an obvious fat red cable to hack into! What about the back of the alternator? As the car has had a SD1 lump dropped in it I'm not entirely sure what else is non P6 standard as far as ancillaries / wiring go.
There are fair few extra wires running round the engine bay as there is electronic ignition, an alarm and an electric fan I hadn't seen before. I was wondering what the extra rear window heater switch was for!
Still don't like the red :?