Re: 83 tqc

[Erik R Addy <erik@aero.und.edu>]

> hey all,
> when i got my '83, some guys told me to relay the headlights.  what
> exactly do you mean by this?  i see that there are four separate fuses for
> bright left, bright right, dim left, dim right.  is this what you mean or
> what? 

No, that's different.  Relays are small electrically powered switches. 
What 
happens is the original wiring is used to power the relay (very little
current
required), which act as a bypass for all the original wiring.  You
connect the
relay to the original wiring to control it, to the alternator or battery
as
a power source, and then to the lights.  The reason you want to bypass
the
stock wiring is that it is that it is of low quality and you loose a LOT
of
voltage, meaning your bulbs do not light very well.  Also, the headlight 
switch is not very robust and tends to fail when subjected to the entire
current load.  For a MUCH better explanation, see
http://lighting.mbz.org/
tech/how_to/relays/.  
	Also, your '83 comes with the quad rectangular light setup which is 
easily and cheeply (around $150) upgradable to European-spec H4/H1
lamps.  I
HIGHLY suggest you do this, the result is far, far better than any DOT
lighting.

> also, do you know where i can find a whole wiring diagram for the
> car.  any info will be greatly appreciated as usual.

I think you might get some intresting responses on this one.  Like "Ha
Ha!"
Not being privilaged enough to own a Ur-Q, I have only limited
experience
with them.  However, from what I have seen, and listers comments, the
cars are often wired quite a bit different from one to the next.  A 
Bently manual might be of some use, however.

HTH,
erik@aero.und.edu
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