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Post by welshjosh on Jul 7, 2009 21:59:55 GMT 1
Got halogen headlights and they are drawing to much power and the cables are getting hot and the fuse blows. Phill told me i needed to add a relay wil this fix it?
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Post by ljonez on Jul 7, 2009 22:15:14 GMT 1
the standard 55w halogen conversion will work fine with the standard wireing loom, sounds like you got a bad earth or a bad joint somewhere causing the current to increase.
what year is your mini? as the later ones (sort of mid 80's on) did have relays already fitted
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Post by welshjosh on Jul 7, 2009 22:21:04 GMT 1
1992 I dont really know what to do  and i cant use it when its dark atm  |
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Post by ljonez on Jul 7, 2009 22:29:51 GMT 1
should have a pink relay tucked up under the dash by the clocks then, first thing to do is to clean up all the earth's and connectors and fuse box
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Post by Phil J on Jul 7, 2009 22:35:28 GMT 1
Were your old headlights working ok before? might be worth trying them again to see if they still work
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Post by welshjosh on Jul 7, 2009 22:47:19 GMT 1
Yea they were the sealed beam ones i think i got like 60 or 80 Watt bulbs in there now
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Post by irish on Jul 7, 2009 22:55:44 GMT 1
id say so, ive have 6 relays to my spots and headlights, one for each, im using the illegal 200 watt rally halogen bulbs, (not for road use  my older bros a lecky, he wired them for beer tokens,,, |
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Post by welshjosh on Jul 7, 2009 23:00:35 GMT 1
lol thanks for that seat irish So should i add relays them im sure all the earths are good |
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Post by irish on Jul 7, 2009 23:04:08 GMT 1
lol thanks for that seat irish So should i add relays them im sure all the earths are good as phil says bung the old ones back on first, try that, if they work, then add relays to the new ones,, relays are cheap anyway,, |
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Post by welshjosh on Jul 7, 2009 23:09:52 GMT 1
ok will do thanks for the help all
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Post by taffy1967 on Jul 8, 2009 1:42:15 GMT 1
should have a pink relay tucked up under the dash by the clocks then, first thing to do is to clean up all the earth's and connectors and fuse box I thought the relay under the dash was just for the dim-dip lighting? Mind you that's an orange relay. |
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Post by jjitaljob on Jul 8, 2009 10:40:59 GMT 1
the large one is pink on mine and mines 1992 if thta helps.
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Post by ljonez on Jul 8, 2009 16:44:34 GMT 1
should have a pink relay tucked up under the dash by the clocks then, first thing to do is to clean up all the earth's and connectors and fuse box I thought the relay under the dash was just for the dim-dip lighting? Mind you that's an orange relay. its a relay/resister combination. it partly lights the head light when the side lights are on, then is a relay for the head lights and for main beam not sure of an orange one, all the late 80's early 90s minis ive seen have a pink one |
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Post by taffy1967 on Jul 8, 2009 18:06:30 GMT 1
I thought the relay under the dash was just for the dim-dip lighting? Mind you that's an orange relay. its a relay/resister combination. it partly lights the head light when the side lights are on, then is a relay for the head lights and for main beam not sure of an orange one, all the late 80's early 90s minis ive seen have a pink one I'll have to check mine then, because I haven't looked at it for years. But looking on Mini Spares site and I'm sure mine looks just like this and it doesn't look pink to me?: - www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&pid=33955&title=RELAY%20FOR%20DIP%20DIM%20CONTROL...  I know I've got lousy eye sight (thanks to the onset of cataracts) though. |
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Post by coedy on Jul 8, 2009 19:16:03 GMT 1
Mines a Pinky Orange.... hard to describe...
Taffy, I don't suppose you know how to...mess with... the dim/dip system to stop it working do you?
Also a few websites say its the canister sort of resister and the air cooled resistor combo that's riveted to the inner wing behind the rad and others say its the pinky orange thing under the dash?
I have both..... =/
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Post by coedy on Jul 8, 2009 20:47:19 GMT 1
All sorted ;D
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Post by irish on Jul 8, 2009 20:57:23 GMT 1
so do tell, what was it??? ;D |
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Post by coedy on Jul 8, 2009 21:08:17 GMT 1
Ive got angel eyes and the Dim/Dip RUINS it when your driving about...
talked to lawson about it up in malvern and he said i may have to bypass a few of the wires past the dim/dip relay etc. and it all seems a bit of a mystery...
dad looked at the wiring diagram and said If i disconnected the resistor in theory it will stop anything getting to the headlights to make them light up dimly...
went up my nans, popped the bonnet, unhooked the two sections of the resistor... hey presto... now i need a way to keep the moisture out of them (in case i want to switch back...like in the winter or something) and jobs a good un ;D ;D
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Post by welshjosh on Jul 8, 2009 22:27:45 GMT 1
Does that make sense? I also have both and the relay is pink on mine |
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Post by coedy on Jul 8, 2009 23:14:27 GMT 1
have you tried your sealed beams back in it yet mate? any luck with those?
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and i cant use it when its dark atm 
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