I am going to wire my h1's in my 1pc headlights for yellow fog lights..

i am going to radio shack tonight what kind of switch should i get what ratings and so forth.. i know how to hook them up but im not as knowledgable about the specs on the switch, should it be rated for a certian voltage/amperage?

thank you..

 

plez?

 

your gonna have to use a relay cuz the switches they have wont be able to handle the amps goin through. if you need a diagram, I could sketch one out for you......

 

would i be better off finding a switch that can handle the amperage. what is the amperage? and to clarify with a switch rated for the correct amperage a relay would not be needed?

 

honestly, I've only ever used relays on high current stuff, never found a switch that was rated cuz i always have relays around. I'd just do a relay and call her a day....

 

i didnt have a relay for mine and it burned the switch. anyways will any relay do? is there a specific one i should get? got any pictures of one? thanks.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ludeR917 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i didnt have a relay for mine and it burned the switch. anyways will any relay do? is there a specific one i should get? got any pictures of one? thanks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

that's what happens without a relay. i've heard stories of switches catching fire. not a pretty site. i've seen at least 1 240Z gone up in flames for that reason. dumbass should have listened

 

go to any retailer of mobile electronics and you should be able to get one there. it will have 5 male spades on it or if you get the one that best buy sells, it has an adapter that slides onto the spades and gives you wires to work with. Those are pretty decent ones and i think they're like 12 bills. made by Bosch.....

 

so you pretty much wire a switch to the relay which acts as a switch? so when i flip my switch it shoots a 12v to the relay which will click over and make the connection to the fogs? so the switch can be a real low rating then..
i will do a quick diagram so i can be sure i got it perfect

 

yea, 85 or 86 can be hot or gnd but whatever one is the other has to be the opposite. then make 30 what ever you have to power and 87 whatever 30 needs. Usually hot. If I was doing it and what your powering needed hot id wire it like this:
85 + 87 to a fused hot lead
86 to grnd
and 30 to whatever you need to power.
87a doesnt get anything

hope this helps, use a fuse!!!

 

I've helped someone on this before; i should make a diagram or something, but i'm busy right now tryin to fix my manual tensioner.

Buy an automotive relay from Radio Shack, or any auto store. Get some wire that's the same gauge as the wires coming from the fogs, some female terminal connectors, and a low-amperage switch (pretty much any switch will do, just get one that goes w/ your interior).

Run a wire from +12 to the hi-power + prong of the relay, then some wire from the - hi-power prong to the + side of the fogs. Then run a wire from the - side of the fogs to a ground point.

Then run a +12 wire to one prong of the switch, then from the other prong of the switch to the lo-power + prong of the relay, then from the lo-power - prong of the relay to a ground point.

Use crimp female terminals to connect everything