TEF,
Thanks for the compliments. It has been a lot of work that has seemed
to snowball at times. Hopefully I'll have the engine back in it soon.
The lights are from FCP Groton and are the DJ Auto lights, made in
Taiwan. The clear turn signals before were only the running lights. My
1987 had the turning signal below and the running lights on each
corner. The new lights have both turning and running lights in the
corners.
The relay kit is for two reasons. The first is that it is accepted (at
least in the US) that the OEM wiring does not provide sufficient power
for the headlights to shine at their designed capacity. The wiring is
too thin and too long, some power is lost and the lights are dimmer
than they should be. I am told that just by installing heavier wires,
closer to the lights from the source (battery or alternator), the
lights will shine much better. The relays and fuses are for safety and
function.
The second reason is by upgrading the wiring, I can switch from say a
65/50W bulb to
100/90W (I forget exactly what bulbs Dan is sending me, but they are
much higher wattage). If the headlights are aimed properly, the
increased wattage won't be blinding to other drivers. It seems to me
that Dan is providing me with the best and most practical lighting
possible to increase safety.
If I were to keep the standard wattage bulbs, no additional wiring
would be required - they are just plug-and-play. My wiring was so bad,
that I felt I would be wasting money to have paid hundreds of dollars
on new lights that weren't performing to specs.
Hope this helps some.
Best of luck!
