Hi Beam probs

[stevepet]

Need some advice. For some reason right hand headlight is not getting power on high beam circuit. The globe is fine have checked circuit and there is no juice in high beam wires at all. My question is it possible to tap into power at left headlight and run a wire to right headlight or is it better to tap into wires at high beam switch?

Thanks

[-Scott-]

While you're under the bonnet running new wires, add a relay and heavy duty wiring loom.

Scott

[drivesafe]

Hi stevepet, depending the type of vehicle you have and whether it has headlight relays or not.

In many vehicles, the most common cause of problems in vehicles without headlight relays, is part of the headlight switch gets burnt out and just running a wire from one headlight to the other could overload the good light’s circuit which could have a number of adverse results, like both lights now being dull and / or the fuse being blown, or the headlight switch being overloaded further, causing it to burning out completely

You are far better off trying to find the problem and fixing it or, as Scott suggested, put in a headlight wiring upgrade loom.

Being honest, I produce headlight wiring upgrade kits, so I have a barrow to push but having said that, there are a number of advantages to doing a headlight wiring upgrade.

An upgrade can not only get around the problem of only one light working and / or have dull lights but as it removes the load off the existing headlight switch, which usually means that you will never have to replace the switch again and a wiring upgrade is usually heaps cheaper than the cost of replacing a headlight switch.

Plus, a headlight wiring upgrade usually makes your existing headlights brighter than they were but if in the future you decide you want to fit more powerful globes to brighten up your headlights even further, you already have the heavier wiring in place so you will get the most advantage out of the new globes.

Cheers

[Gruntahunta]

Listen to the man, he knows what he is talking about, very wise move!...........Pete!!