Headlamps

[93 Grand Prix]

Could someone please tell me how to wire my headlights so that the low beams will stay on when I turn on the high beams? I do a lot of traveling at night and can't see nothing. Also where can I find good prices on some PIAA bulbs?

[Guest Anonymous]

JC Whitney sells a kit to keep the low beams on while the high beams are on. I'll look it up and let you know the price.

[per0781]

My dad also does a lot of driving at night and would like to have his lows onwhile his highs are on. The info from jcwhitney would be greatly appreciated.

 

Paul

[Guest Anonymous]

Here's the info on it...

 

Works on 88-98 GM cars or trucks. Only 4 wires to hook up.

 

Part # 81NU1821P - This is the # out of the brand new catalog.

 

Part # 81UY1821P - This is the # out of the last catalog.

 

Both part #'s bring up the same item on their website.

 

Price $19.99

 

If anyone gets this let me know how it works. I'd like to try it on my TGP.

[no1kicker]

Would this draw a lot of extra current from the battery?

[GnatGoSplat]

This would be easy to do with a simple relay and relay socket. You can get both for less than $3 from http://www.partsexpress.com.

 

On the bottom of the relay, the terminals will be labeled. #85 and #86 are the coil, #30 and #87 are the switch. Ground one end of the coil (#85) and connect the other end (#86) to the high-beam positive wire (LT GRN). Splice terminal #30 into the high-beam positive wire (LT GRN) and splice terminal #87 into the low-beam positive wire (TAN).

 

What this will do: When high-beams are ON, the relay coil will energize, connecting terminals #30 and #87 together, therefore directing power going to the high beams to the low beams as well.

 

I have not done this, but in theory it should work perfectly.

Assuming the low-beams are normal 45W bulbs, this will consume 7.5A more current.

[Guest TurboSedan]

aq

[MaD]

Hey, then on top of that, you could hook the relay up to a switch, so you can turn this "option" off when you just want the high beams

 

-MaD-

[93 Cutlass]

Hmmm...my low beams stay on with the highs and I've never touched them. I did, however, wire the fogs to stay on with the highs/lows. That way I have all 6 light on at night. Talk about bright! Of course the 80 watt low and 100 watt high bulbs make a huge difference.

 

Adam

[GnatGoSplat]

I think only cars with miniquads have the low-beams that stay on with the high-beams from the factory.

My '94 does that too.

[93CutlassSupreme]

This would be easy to do with a simple relay and relay socket. You can get both for less than $3 from http://www.partsexpress.com.

 

 

Which relay?

[88red4cyl]

Wow.. Now this is an old thread..

[GnatGoSplat]

This would be easy to do with a simple relay and relay socket. You can get both for less than $3 from http://www.partsexpress.com.

 

 

Which relay?

 

I don't really remember back 6yrs very well, but I think I must have been talking about this one.

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=330-073

 

[93CutlassSupreme]

Thank you.

[rockfangd]

holy old thread buying a module is just a more expensive version of a relay lol