What relays to use for Head light relays

[SJ]

Hey! . . . "traipsing though a bone yard" is a serious hobby for some of us.
It happens to also be the one place that wives will not follow you to. A
"boneyard" is a place of repose and contemplation . . . and miracles. Those
relays just jump into your pockets . .all by themselves . . . aint that
sumthin!

Do you have a source for these Bosch relay kits? I like the idea of a
prewired relay socket. I could have used one of these when I was figuring
out how the AutoCheck system worked.
Maybe someone on the list has a source for a "male" lamp socket connector
that would plug into the existing harness lamp connector.

Regarding longevity of relays . . . I would think that a used Bosch relay
would outlive a $3.00 Radio Shack relay. The relays that jump into my
pockets are from relatively late model cars.
Come to think of it, other than the fool pump relay, I have not read of any
relay failures in the posts.

As I mentioned in another post, the double contact design of the Bosch relay
is ingenious. The second set of contacts was perfectly clean in the relays
that I examined. And I always examine the relays before using them.

Well, its time to pack the picnic lunch for my therapeutic visit to the
"boneyard" . . . adios.


SJ
85 Dodge PU, D-250, 318, auto
85 Audi 4k - - sold but still on the road
88 Audi 5kq
90 Audi 100q


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> Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 10:53:45 -0500
> From: "R. Mair" <waves at epix.net>
> Subject: Re: What relays to use for Head light relays
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> To further detail these Bosch relay kits I'm talking about, they come with
> most of the connectors already crimped on, so there is little need for
fancy
> tools and extra pieces. These kits are designed for this very application.
> They even have a little tang on them in order to run a screw through them
in
> order to mount the relay, AND they come with wiring instructions. $15
folks.
> Better than traipsing though a bone yard looking for a relay that probably
> has 100k miles and 9000 on/off cycles run through it. And yes, relays do
go
> bad, especially ones that have been sitting in a junk yard for months. If
> anyone has trouble finding them, I have dozens of these kits here and will
> gladly send them to you.
>
>
>
> Rolf Mair
> Mair's Continental Motors
> 610.779.3555
>
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