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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 07:53 AM
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There was a post on here months ago, in fact it could be longer than that about the final voltage recived at the headlamps. Any recall it??

When i turn my headlamps on to the sidelights they come on very slowly and are a very pale yellow, even tho the bulbs are new.

I haven't measured the current but its almost as if theres 12v at the batt and 2-3v's by the time it reaches the headlamps

Does anyone know or remember what the thread was called?

Anyone else have this dilemma?

Thanks in advance
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 08:04 AM
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You need new wiring with relays


You should measure the same voltage (with in 0.5-1.0) at the bulbs as you get at the battery!

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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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Alex, when you say new wiring...... from where to where lol
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 09:28 AM
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well one way of doing it is to use the exisiting wireing to run the relays....

then you run a new (fused) supply from the battery to the relays and then from the relays to the lights.

This takes the load off the old wiring and puts the load on new wiring
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 09:29 AM
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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