Help. 260z Headlight upgrade

[daw260z]

Hi all,

 

I have started looking at installing relays and halogen globes instead of the original sealed beams on my 260z. I have looked through all the forums I can find and have a number of different wiring diagrams but have one issue. I am not sure where to splice the wires that go from the relay to the switch. Most of the drawings show a plug that can be used to connect the new harness to the old. This is no issue on the headlight end but I can find the best place at the switch end. As far as I can see I have four wires from the headlights that run through the firewall and from there it is hard to follow. Ask me to build you a kitchen and I can do it in my sleep, but I am a real novice when it comes to wiring, but keen to learn.

 

Hopefull I am not asking a stupid question but any advice would be welcome.

 

Cheers

[zed240au]

all depends where your mounting your relays if its in engine bay close to headlight simply cut the wire feeding high beam to head light and run the end coming from inside the car to the relay use it as the signal wire to switch your relay The other side that goes to headlight can be used as your power feed to headlight or upgrade this wire to bigger wire

if your doing relays inside the car you need to trace back the wire that has power when headlights are on high and cut it there and use it as your signal wire

same for low beam if your running relay for that circuit

 

hope that helps

mick

[daw260z]

Thanks Mick,

 

Thats what I thought but was getting confused by a few forums where it said that you didnt have to splice into the existing harness but rather unplug the old and put in the new. I will give it a whirl and hopefully I dont, end up in the dark.

 

Thanks again mate

 

Drew

[zed240au]

good luck its all pretty easy

 

mick