Re: Lights

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

> >Make sure you arrange some sort of splash protection for the relays.
> >My harness is now almost two years old and corroded to bits.
> 
> First thing that I noticed about a BR harness when I saw one was the
> location of the relays. I'm in two minds about the lighting now, I either
> fit a BR and try to weather proof things or I go OTT and build a long loom
> that places the relays inside the car. So that I can decide I really need to
> see the alternator fittings.

My relays are mounted above the alternator, on a relay bridge I got out
of some old 4k that holds five sockets (I am now up to nine using two
banks...), mounted with two little hardware store brackets to existing
holes in the hood support and radiator support.  I used lots of
sislicone dielectric on the relay pins and female connectors.  I
soldered most of the wire to female junctions, but some are just vintage
bits I used as is.  All I did for weather protection was the bottom of a
coolant jug upside down over the whole mess.  It;s been a bit over two
years since I set it up.  When working in there I see some light brown
here and there but no vicious corrosion.  One of these days I will build
a better cover for it.  I have had no failures of any kind with it
yet... That might have been a dumb thing to say, but til now it's true!

there are photos buried somewhere on my web site - at the url below.

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.thebook.com/human-speakers

82 Audi Coupe; 85 Coupe GT
http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~human/lighting-f&r.htm