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DISCUSSION => Electrical => Topic started by: jonboy318is on June 20, 2006, 03:32:46 PM

Title: high + lowbeam ellipsoids
Post by: jonboy318is on June 20, 2006, 03:32:46 PM

i recently converted my sealed beams to ellipsoids, however , to get the lows to work with the highs , i had to wire an interesting circuit with a relay....... ghetto, but it works.. however
 i remember seeing an article where someone posted something about how you could jump a plug on the low beam and high beam relay together , and it would allow all 4 lights to be on at once
 
 does anyone know where this article is? or know which posts on the relays to jump???
 

 and last but not least..... which exactly are the low and high beam relays?:D

Title: high + lowbeam ellipsoids
Post by: Berlin on June 20, 2006, 07:35:59 PM

not sure if this will work on our cars but check it:

scroll to first post by harrage

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18174&highlight=highs+lows

Title: high + lowbeam ellipsoids
Post by: asubimmer on June 20, 2006, 09:01:37 PM

30 on the low relay to the 30 on the high

Title: thanks dudes!
Post by: jonboy318is on June 21, 2006, 07:20:16 AM

thats just he ticket i was lookin for!, hey ASU, are you lookin for some foglights for your bimma?

Title: high + lowbeam ellipsoids
Post by: asubimmer on June 21, 2006, 03:18:18 PM

Quote from: jonboy318is

thats just he ticket i was lookin for!, hey ASU, are you lookin for some foglights for your bimma?

thanks for the offer but I am going to make brake ducts for those holes.  the FMIC pipes would be in the way of the fogs more than likely.  We'll see when it gets all hooked up soon.  I would like fogs though, but I think brake ducts would be best.

Title: good call
Post by: jonboy318is on June 21, 2006, 05:13:02 PM

i was considering fabbing up a sheetmetal intake on the ducts below the fog holes, and connecting it to some metal ducting for brake cooling purposes.

 its all a matter of getting the materials together , and doing it.....
 i already have a hood im fabbing up with heat extraction vents  on either side...... we shall see how it turns out , when i get done , ill be sure and post some pics........

Title: high + lowbeam ellipsoids
Post by: asubimmer on June 21, 2006, 07:08:09 PM

awsome I am pondering the same w/ a hood.  I'd like to see your progress if you have started and don't mind.

Title: sure
Post by: jonboy318is on June 21, 2006, 07:11:44 PM

if youll instruct me on how to put pics up in my messages, instead of a link , i would be forever grateful, and will be more than glad to show my hood for ya

Title: high + lowbeam ellipsoids
Post by: asubimmer on June 21, 2006, 07:17:34 PM

aight, go to www.tinypic.com (http://www.tinypic.com) and host them for free w/ that.  then take the [img] code and put that in your post.  Also if you wanna show a pic thats already hosted like on someone else's website you can right click on the pic and select properties.  Copy the url and throw some [img] tags around the url when you post it.

Title: here ya go
Post by: jonboy318is on June 21, 2006, 08:00:10 PM

(http://i6.tinypic.com/156qqyt.jpg)
(http://i6.tinypic.com/156r11f.jpg)

 now i know it looks like crap right now , but the vents are from a 84-92 trans am hood, flipped around to vent air out , , i bolted them in , fiberglassed them to the hood , and am using bondo over that.

 itll be ghetto as all hell , but i think once its painted itll look cool , if not , oh well ,  ill stick it on the 325 e that im gonna turn into a track car

and my lil buddy

Title: high + lowbeam ellipsoids
Post by: asubimmer on June 21, 2006, 10:10:40 PM

haha funny thing is thats almost just what I was thinking about.  I have been looking for nice vents, and those are going to look great.  I wish I had a spare hood to cut up.  I can't wait to see the finished product.