Brighten
Your Lights - Installing Headlight Relays -page 2- some information
provided by
Daniel Stern Lighting
Installation:
Disconnect the
battery before starting.
Find the two
circuits that go to the headlights. One high beam one
low beam, these will become the relay triggers. Select
a good location for the two relays. I chose the back
side on the drivers of the grill, the factory CJ wires run
right through this area and it seemed out of the way.
Diagram:
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Run a minimum 14
gauge FUSE PROTECTED wire from the battery or positive side of the
alternator to the relay. Run another 14 gauge wire to
the relay area to serve as a good ground. Attach a
grounding bolt to the grille area near the relays to serve
as a good ground distribution point.
The relays
usually follow the same standard in regard to their pin
layout. You can either connect directly to the relays
using the slide on connectors or purchase a relay socket to
simplify the installation. I prefer the relay sockets
(I didn't use them - but I would if I do it again) and also
prefer soldering the connections instead of using crimp-on
connectors.
Relay pin
layouts
86 is the relay
switching (control) circuit input.
85 is the relay
switching (control) circuit output (ground)
30 is the power
circuit input.
87 is the power
circuit output.
Headlight
socket pin layout
56a is the
high beam feed.
56b is
the low beam feed.
31 is
ground
Following the above
diagram...
Relays
Attach the high beam
circuit feed from the headlight switch to the 86
terminal on the high beam relay.
Attach the low beam
circuit feed from the headlight switch to the 86
terminal on the low beam relay.
Attach the new high
power feed wire to the 30 terminal on both relays.
Attach the 85 terminals
to the new ground source.
Lights - NOTE:
It may be easier to remove the headlights and their bezels
to work on the inside grille wires.
Attach the 56a wires to
the high beam relay.
Attach the 56b wires to
the low beam relay.
Attach the 31 wires to
the new ground source.
Finished Relays
Verify all connections are
correct and connect the battery. Test the headlight
operation. Reassemble the headlights and clean up all
the wires using wire ties and/or flexible wire molding.
This project can be completed in an hour or two by someone
experienced in Jeep wiring.
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