Thread: Lighting Upgrade Questions

Have you fitted relays to the existing lighting harness?

I can thoroughly recommend the Fyrlyts if your wanting to fit spotlights. I do a lot more night driving when on holiday now simply because I can with them fitted.

Traxide upgrade loom with better globes. Pat

What Pat says. Traxide relay system to preserve original light switch and higher wattage\output globes.
Cheaper and works a treat.
Peter.

Don't Pumas already have headlight relays fitted from factory?

FSM wiring diagram suggests so...

I have just fitted Phillips +130 globes from Autobahn for $89 and they are a huge improvement so I suggest you try that before spending lots of money.

Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

Don't Pumas already have headlight relays fitted from factory?

FSM wiring diagram suggests so...

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Yes they do, but not doing what we need them to.
Working backwards from the globes and dash light in picture 2 for the main(high) beam are J/K/L.
J/K/L in picture 1 go to fuses 17p & 18p (underdash fuse box).
They are feed from the headlamp switch.
This still has full current through the switch.
The relays are only fitted so the headlamps turn off when the ignition does.
In the past I've found one relay (R113) is turned on with the park lights, the other(R123) by the ignition(wire missing from the linked diagrams).

This is is why I went the twin relay setup Traxide sell.

Originally Posted by alien

Yes they do, but not doing what we need them to.
Working backwards from the globes and dash light in picture 2 for the main(high) beam are J/K/L.
J/K/L in picture 1 go to fuses 17p & 18p (underdash fuse box).
They are feed from the headlamp switch.
This still has full current through the switch.
The relays are only fitted so the headlamps turn off when the ignition does.
In the past I've found one relay (R113) is turned on with the park lights, the other(R123) by the ignition(wire missing from the linked diagrams).

This is is why I went the twin relay setup Traxide sell.

Great information, cheers. I'd been scratching my head over that for a while.

I also have also purchased the headlight relay kit, but have it 'in waiting'. I was delaying an install as I have not yet worked out a suitable place to mount the relays and the other things I want to wire up the enxt time I get my electro-freak on.
I think I've decided that I'll make a mounting plate up that mounts behind the LHS headlight, mounting off the 2 windscreen washer reservoir bottom mounts on the wheel arch liner. Only apprehension is how water resistant they might be to the inevitable water that finds its way to that location.

Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

Great information, cheers. I'd been scratching my head over that for a while.

I also have also purchased the headlight relay kit, but have it 'in waiting'. I was delaying an install as I have not yet worked out a suitable place to mount the relays and the other things I want to wire up the enxt time I get my electro-freak on.
I think I've decided that I'll make a mounting plate up that mounts behind the LHS headlight, mounting off the 2 windscreen washer reservoir bottom mounts on the wheel arch liner. Only apprehension is how water resistant they might be to the inevitable water that finds its way to that location.

I've got mine mounted behind the headlight on the wheel arch no issues with water yet. When I'm cleaning after off-roading I tend to stick the hose everywhere I can find an opening.