Brighter Brights (was-Ryan's Headlight Harness ??)

[Mark]

Anybody know if Ryans Headlight Harness has the brights wired so that both filaments are on at the same time when you have the brights turned on or is that modification done further up in the stock harness?

 

[hackyrat]

The harness is not wired that way but will work with mods before the harness. Before I had the harness I wired in a switch that connected two of the wires at the dimmer switch so I could run high and low beam together. It would work for about 30 seconds then shut everything off for a few seconds, I think the switch heated up. After putting in Ryans harness, I asked him about doing this. He said his harness would have no issues but I may see some possible heat problems in the sealed beam itself. I have not had any problems but have not run high and low together for more than 10 minutes or so. It does really light things up. So you need to take two of the wires at the dimmer (don't remember which ones) and wire them together with a switch. The switch just allows you to choose either "high" or "high/low".

 

[Ryan]

 

[Mark]

Cool! Thanks Ryan and Hackyrat
On my dimmer switch the stock wire colors are green/black, red, and red/black
I'll try to find a wiring diagram.

 

[Mark]

That would be the Green/black (high beam) wire and the Red/black wire (low beam).
As I understand this print...
I'm going to look into the relay option before I do this I think.

 

[Ryan]

Not the Grn/Blk, the highs will never turn off

Splice the Red/Yel and Red/Blk at the foot switch

 

[Landshark]

Cool! Thanks Ryan and Hackyrat
On my dimmer switch the stock wire colors are green/black, red, and red/black
I'll try to find a wiring diagram.

Remember, if you run your "headlights" like that, have H4 conversion either 55/65 or brighter bulbs, you chance "flaking" the inside of the light housing.
They are designed to work with higher temps, but that may create just enough to having the reflective coating to flake off. This all depnds on how good the quality of the housing are, so keep an eye on them if you decide to do that.