If I get a high amp toggle, can I wire my headlights to a toggle on my dash? I am using a lot of custom dash stuff so I don't want to use the standard GM light switch with turn style thing. I also want to wire my parking lights to another switch, also high amp.

You think this is possible? My entire car is wired with a painless kit for a hot rod.

 

Much better to use a relay.

 

i wire my head lights and runing lights with a toggle and so far i have no problem just make sure you run a fuse

 

Maybe , but that is not how it " should " be done and not good wiring practice.
As Apeiron states above, you use the toggle to operate a relay which sends battery power direct to lights.Less voltage drop because power has direct path to lights; brighter lights

 

Agreed with them. Once upon a time i wired my colant fans directly with a toggle switch. After the 3rd switch melted I learned why and wired in a relay. Never had another issue until i removed the override system with the new engine

 

Thats fine. I was not talking about wheather or not to use a relay. I would of course use one. I was asking if anyone had done this type of thing.

I know how to wire it and how to setup the relays, I guess I just need to do the work now. Ugh....

It will clean up my wire install. i will post what my painless kit looks like mounted in my trunk when it is all done.

 

http://www.austinthirdgen.org/mkport..._exceptT61.jpg

http://www.austinthirdgen.org/mkport...headlights.jpg

Id use two relays with the same call wire from the switch

 

What do you mean same call wire. I know that one would be going to the light. The 12 V. Then the lights can be grounded to the car. The relay gets a ground and 12V, and then there are two wires that go to the switch. Something like that.

Which is the call wire?

 

this was for a 91 camaro RS using the original switches, used hella H4 housings and H4 lamps.



could that help you ?

 

Looks interesting. Can you explain a bit more.

Why the need for the relays? Is it for the H4s? I don't know anything about aftermarket lights. Do you need relays for the lights due to higher output?

Do those 3 wires go back to the dash light?

Just trying to get all the details down pat so I don't mess anything up.

 

Without relays, you need to run heavy high-current wires all the way back to the interior to a high-current switch. The relay lets you use lighter wire to a lighter switch, and keep the high-current stuff to a minimum.

 

how does it work when I put on my dimlights, only the outer dimlights go on.

when I put the highbeams on, the outer dimlighs go out and the hinner highbeams go on.

if I press my foglight switch the inner lowbeams go on.

if I press the foglightswitch and the dimlightswitch, all 4 lowbemas will be on.

if I then click on highbeams I will hae 4 highbeams instead of 2.





edit: I noticed that if your gonna use the original switches I made an error.
if your gonna run new wires and new switches yourself you will be fine with this diagram.

 

Problem is I am not running origional anything. No origional wire, or anything.

I am buy high amp toggles, no big deal. I can also run relays, also no big deal. I have wired the entire car from scratch pretty much.

I want one toggle to turn on the dome light. one to turn on the parking lights. and one to turn on the headlights. I still want to use the lever on the column to switch the high beams on and off.

Since I am not running stock wires it is hard to ask for advice....

 

nope, then the wiring I posted earlyer will be OK only thing you need extra are the 3 switches ( lowbeams/highbeam/ extra lights )and a 12V wire that powers those.

it really aint very difficult.

 

What are you saying, "nope" about?

Why do you say I need three switches? You saying I can't run the lever in the column for high beams?

 

ofcours you can, everything is possible, but you still need a third switch for your parklights