Re: Headlights

Posted by HH56 On 2023/9/28 10:24:58

The stock circuit breaker is a small metal can or rectangle on the end of the headlight switch. Nothing stock under the hood would click with headlights being turned on but added headlight relays were common to try to get brighter lights by minimizing the run of relatively small wire. Providing more power thru relays using a more direct route with larger wire also cuts down on issues with old switches.

Many possibilities where someone would have mounted the relay but for ease of tying into the headlight circuit you might look somewhere near the main headlight terminal junction strip on the left fender. Often the older relays have metal cases and fuses on the side so check for something like that.

The only stock 53 relays located under the hood are for the horn which is a black metal case relay mounted up front on or near the radiator cradle and if the car has overdrive, a usually silver colored relay with a fuse that is mounted on the firewall. Neither would be affected by headlights.