headlight relays found

jeffw · Post by **jeffw** » December 16, 2008, 8:32 pm

just got the latest from LMC truck and seen a couple of things I want,,
they are the headlight relays. 30.00 bucks for a set ,,now hopefully they come with instuctions, anybody here get any of these?? well they are on my list of must haves..also there is a lighted front bumper that I thought was kinda cool, however the don't make em for uni's with the three bolt hook up, they have the fog lights built right in.. give me an idea how to make my own, just plasma two 4 inch round hole grind her smooth, hook up a mounting plate on the inside and voila!!!! oh yeah they also have trim rings that would compliment the hubcaps..

FORDMANLCRACKEL · Post by **FORDMANLCRACKEL** » December 16, 2008, 9:12 pm

These are a bit cheaper
http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-st ... Y/-/1.html
and the instructions
http://fordtruk.com/index41.html

Lonnie

Fordman · Post by **Fordman** » December 16, 2008, 9:12 pm

the way i read it . it is 29.95 per side. when it says quanity it says 1. unless they are hooked together.

jkimbrel65 · Post by **jkimbrel65** » December 16, 2008, 9:40 pm

I have that kit. 1 kit both lights. works great. well worth the money

jeffw · Post by **jeffw** » December 16, 2008, 9:43 pm

did the instructions come with it Mike?

jkimbrel65 · Post by **jkimbrel65** » December 16, 2008, 9:48 pm

Yeah sorta Gotta read chinenglish.Pretty straight foward plug there harness into one headlight pigtail and plug there 2 to the headlights and one hot to the battery and your done

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » December 16, 2008, 10:16 pm

http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... &sk=t&sd=a

a guy over at the fordification site makes these. they are better quality than the lmc pieces.

GDG · Post by **GDG** » December 17, 2008, 7:06 am

All the late model cars and trucks in the junk yards have nice relay centers, anywhere from 3 to 6 relays mounted on the wheel house. They make for a very clean installation, and they are cheap!!!
Doug

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 17, 2008, 11:47 am

i get the original bosch relays with the pigtails from my auto parts guy and make my own harnesses.

Lowell · Post by **Lowell** » December 17, 2008, 12:28 pm

I just tied in to the hi and low beam wires on the left inner fender just behind the radiator support with two driving light relays and ran a hot wire to the solenoid with a 40 amp breaker. My old harness was in decent shape so didnt replace it. Havent had any more blinky lights,and it cost less than ten bucks !

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » December 17, 2008, 12:31 pm

ezernut9mm wrote:http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... &sk=t&sd=a

a guy over at the fordification site makes these. they are better quality than the lmc pieces.

Looks like progress has slowed, now that his girlfriend moved in.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 17, 2008, 1:44 pm

dirtbike · Post by **dirtbike** » December 17, 2008, 4:26 pm

FORDMANLCRACKEL wrote:These are a bit cheaper
http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-st ... Y/-/1.html
and the instructions
http://fordtruk.com/index41.html

Lonnie

I tried this the other night (without the beer unfortunately) and could not get it working...
Will try it out again sometime... with beer! LOL!

jwh f-100 · Post by **jwh f-100** » December 17, 2008, 6:07 pm

I have thought about making up some of these kits. Would I be stepping on anyone's toes by doing it???????

I even have a thought by making these in a way that are still very install freindly but would fit the look of a classic very nice..

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 17, 2008, 7:26 pm

i would not do it without making an entire new harness with 14awg wire to the lights and plug ins for the relay and inline 20A blade fuses.
also very nice to have it so hi/low beams are on at the same time(i added a extra switch to control this.)

i brought my entire old harness inside when i made the new one , also did the rear lights at the same time, everything soldered with plug ins at the stock places.

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » December 17, 2008, 7:40 pm

I got my relays with the correct plugs from the junk yard for a buck.
Both of them.
I cut the plug wiring as long as I possibly can, but even if you cut them short just be sure to leave enough so you don't have to splice the wires right at the plug.
I'm going to look for some more because I'm planning to relay several other systems including my a/c.
You might have to get one each from different cars, but if they're from the same year and brand car, getting them from the junk yard is a pretty cheap solution to a semi-expensive problem.
Just my dos centavos worth.....

Tio Skip

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » December 17, 2008, 7:45 pm

Also, I'm running my original wires from the light switch to the relays to operate the relay.
I will also use 14 gauge wire like Ice from the battery source to each relay with an inline fuse on each one, and from the relay to the lights- 20 amps is sufficient ..... and no fuse required on the light bulb side of the circuit.
BTW, again, at the junk yard, I found some inline blade type fuse holders that have cap seals on them.
Amazing what you can find on late model wrecks if you look close.
U@ss

Truckfarmer2 · Post by **Truckfarmer2** » December 18, 2008, 10:22 am

I wired mine from scratch and it sounds like what Skip did EXCEPT mine uses a circuit breaker instead of fuses. I don't want no lights at all at highway speeds.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 18, 2008, 1:14 pm

i thought about replacing the fuses with 20A circuit breakers too. its a good idea.

foghorn · Post by **foghorn** » December 18, 2008, 4:38 pm

Well as little as i know about wireing im going to buy another of 390nut's harness's over on fordification. I do know how good those work as i had one on my 1970 f-100. He has also made improvements to his design. I do know that pauls work is of high quaility.

Foggy