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Re: Rudimentary electrical question 200 80

posted by  someone claiming to be Jim holst on  Mon Dec 10 10:56 CST 2001 [RELATED]

If your '80 lights are wired like those on my '83 and '84, the headlight switch carries the entire current of the headlights. I have had the switch and the plastic connector to the switch overheat and melt requiring replacement. This would be even more likely with the driving light current added. I would wire in a relay controlled by the headlight switch to control current (using 10 or 12 guage wire)to the dimmer relay. That way the dash switch only carries only the small relay current. I plan to do this on my cars. My '86 and '88 come wired with this relay and I like it much better.





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