Vitara high beam wire ?

[Sandgroper71]

this was from another forum

Dont know if you are aware but the wiring for the headlights on Vitaras is negativly switched. Thus it is not so easy to install spotties as normal, What this means is that both the high and low beam wires to the headlights are constantly charged and there is only 1 earth wire from the headlights that will carry current when the light are on either high or low beam. What this means is that you cant just whack the relay on the high beam wire as normal and have everything light up quick smart.

Somewhere under the dash you will find a pink wire that is the only one in a Vitara that becomes active with the high beam only.

Once you find this wire, the job is a peice of cake. Good luck

Would anyone know about which pink wire it is, trying to install spotlights all turn off and on with one flick of the stork

cheers
Ben WA

[Goatse.AJ]

If you do a search, I'm sure somebody posted a simple way of switching with one relay off the high beam wire.

I used 2 relays on mine, but found the current drain from the constantly switched relay would flatten a standard battery over time.

[Fity]

Actually they have a common positive and a switched negative for high and low beam. To hook up a relay for spotties simply wire one side of the relay coil to the common positive and the other to the high beam wire. This will turn the spotties on and off with high beam. You should insert a switch (mounted in the dash) in either wire to turn the spotties off permantly. Earthing the relay seperately or not using two of the wires from the back of the headlight will not work as you want it. Low beam fog lights can be wired by using the common positive and the low beam wire.

[CairnsZook]

I'm having the same problem with my Sierra and found this during a search: http://www.nbs4x4club.com/forum/viewtop ... +beam+wire