How to Wire a Headlight Relay for Sealed Beam Round & Rectangle Lights w/ Floor Dimmer Switch.

This video shows to how to wire a headlight relay for a pair of Round or Rectangle sealed beam headlights with a floor mounted high beam dimmer switch. I use a modern 5 pin bosch style relay and switch instead of a giant old school style headlight switch.

Relay Info & Part List Below:
0:12 H6024 7" Round Sealed Beam Headlight
0:53 H6054 Rectangle Sealed Beam Headlight
1:37 Why old cars have giant headlight switches
2:00 Why to use a headlight relay?
2:11 DS72 Floor Mounted Dimmer Switch
2:45 Dual Filament 1157 Bulbs
3:05 Pin 30 - Receives power from the battery, with a fuse in the middle.
3:14 Pin 87 - Sends power out of the relay to the high beam dimmer switch
3:24 Floor Mounted Dimmer Switch Wiring
4:00 Pin 86 - Receives power from the toggle switch
4:24 Pin 85 - Goes to ground

Here are some of the parts used in this video:
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[jameshudson]

Thank you so much for your instructional video. I burned out the headlamp switch in my '52 Crosley (actually the 30 amp fuse) and wanted to install a relay but the process confused me. Your video cleared it up. I'll let you know when the job is finished. It's a 6 volt system and I'm told that the lights will brighten up a bit as well. Thank you again!

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[b.s.adventures]

On older cars it’s a good idea to wire two separate relays down stream of the dimmer.
Close to the actual lights.
One for the low beam circuit.
One for the high beam circuit.
You eliminate a lot of the resistance though the hi, low switch itself, the plug on it, the firewall connector, and all the length of small gauge corroded old ass wiring.
You’ll get a nice bright light with much less voltage drop.
Still a great video on the concept.
Nicely displayed.

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[rockenracing]

Converting my 88 mr2 to a fixed led headlight from the pop-up sealed beams and it's nice to see how a circuit should work. This will allow for simplification of my front wiring

[steamy]

My 83 Ford F100 still has that dimmer switch and works great.