Dim/dip relay
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Not a very exciting one im afraid.

Been wiring up the lights and came to a stumbing block with the dipped lights not working, tracing all the wires I ended up at a big plug that i had been wondering what it was for for some time, turns out its for a dim/dip relay http://minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&pid=33955 the loom didnt come out of my car but was an ebay bargain, it didnt come with the relays included.

Question is, do i really need that relay? I have power going to the relay plug from the steering column stalk and i have the feed to the headlights in that plus as well, can I not just join them together?

Edited by Simon on 12th May, 2011.

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I've joined them together before. But when I upgraded to halogen headlights the switch got very hot. So I scavenged a dim/dip from an old metro.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

You can certainly do away with it, doesn't really add any useful function IMO. As for whether you can just link it out, you will need to have a glance at the wiring diagram to sort out what is what and ensure everything is still fused relayed etc as needed

yes it is safe not to use

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I have got halogens too John, very hot doesnt sound so good. Would that be very hot but safe that I can stick it through an MOT tomorrow and then add a relay another day?

Minispares also say it needs a resistor DRC6554 which seems to be one of these http://www.somerfordmini.co.uk/eshop/index...roducts_id=4977 seems like a lot of faff.

Edited by Simon on 12th May, 2011.

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Yeah to be honest I only noticed it got hot when I'd been out for a couple of hours at night.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

what size bulbs are you using ?

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Philips H4 12342 60/55W

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std bulbs

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I'd fit a relay tbh. Not the dim dip one but one on it's own to power the lights and just use the switch to energise the relay.

If you go straight through the switch for a long time, it'll eventually get so hot that the copper pins on the back half of the switch will melt their way through the plastic and hey presto ! One night you won't have any lights.

So easy to run a separate relay and fused 12v supply and just use the switch to power the relay. That way, the switch will last ages as it's only switching a very low current.

If you want to see wiring diagrams of the relay and a whole host of other electrical circuits, do a search as I posted em up ages ago.

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the power you will use is about 10 amp on your headlights the switch will handle that all day long

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