Freakin!! RELAY...need help - Land Rovers Only

LRDisco94 · 10-19-2006, 03:04 PM

i am trying to wire my lights on my roof rack....everywhere i read it says i need a freakin relay... i cant figure this POS out.... i have power to the relay...ground from relay ...then to switch and lights to switch and i have the lights grounded..... i hope i didnt confuse u there... am i missing something! cause im about to throw this relay into the lot next door to me

Power ---> relay ----> switch ---> lights
thts how i wired it...the relay is grounded and the lights are grounded!!!

What am i missin here

Hank · 10-19-2006, 03:05 PM

Blown fuse?

http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...h/foglites.htm

KevinNY · 10-19-2006, 03:06 PM

Power from relay to lights, thats the point of the relay, not sending the power throught the switch.

4 pins

1 fused power to relay

2 relay to ground

3 switch power to relay

4 relay power to lights

Your switch now activates the relay not the lights directly, the relay is a switch designed to handle the load.

Oh and you've probably blown a fuse doing it that way so check them too.

LRDisco94 · 10-19-2006, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hank

Blown fuse?
http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...h/foglites.htm

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinNY

Power from relay to lights, thats the point of the relay, not sending the power throught the switch.

4 pins

1 fused power to relay

2 relay to ground

3 switch power to relay

4 relay power to lights

Your switch now activates the relay not the lights directly, the relay is a switch designed to handle the load.

Oh and you've probably blown a fuse doing it that way so check them too.

Wow...tht helps a lot and yes i have blown a total of 2 fuses so far... i didnt know i need a power to relay and to switch

Thx for the info

KevinNY · 10-19-2006, 03:24 PM

If you are using the relay I think you need it should be fused power to relay on the 30 pin, power to lamps on the 87, relay to ground on the 85 and switch to relay on the 86.

01001010 · 10-19-2006, 03:27 PM

LRD94...what Lights did you get?

LRDisco94 · 10-19-2006, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 01001010

LRD94...what Lights did you get?

Whoo i just got done cleanin everything up...Got them working !Thx guys!

Well i didnt buy fancy lights... the lights came with the truck they only 55wats each..got 4 of them on my rack...plus two on my bumper....so i figured i wire them

KevinNY · 10-19-2006, 08:51 PM

Glad it worked for you.

10-19-2006, 03:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
LRDisco94 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 497 Gallery: 0	Freakin!! RELAY...need help i am trying to wire my lights on my roof rack....everywhere i read it says i need a freakin relay... i cant figure this POS out.... i have power to the relay...ground from relay ...then to switch and lights to switch and i have the lights grounded..... i hope i didnt confuse u there... am i missing something! cause im about to throw this relay into the lot next door to me Power ---> relay ----> switch ---> lights thts how i wired it...the relay is grounded and the lights are grounded!!! What am i missin here __________________ -LRDisco94- www.floridalandroverclub.com

10-19-2006, 03:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
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10-19-2006, 03:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hank Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: VA Posts: 914 Gallery: 0	Blown fuse? http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...h/foglites.htm

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KevinNY Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Guilderland, NY Posts: 791 Gallery: 0	Power from relay to lights, thats the point of the relay, not sending the power throught the switch. 4 pins 1 fused power to relay 2 relay to ground 3 switch power to relay 4 relay power to lights Your switch now activates the relay not the lights directly, the relay is a switch designed to handle the load. Oh and you've probably blown a fuse doing it that way so check them too.

10-19-2006, 03:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
KevinNY Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Guilderland, NY Posts: 791 Gallery: 0	If you are using the relay I think you need it should be fused power to relay on the 30 pin, power to lamps on the 87, relay to ground on the 85 and switch to relay on the 86.

10-19-2006, 08:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
KevinNY Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Guilderland, NY Posts: 791 Gallery: 0	Glad it worked for you.

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