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holy crap...guess how much a new relay is

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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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holy crap...guess how much a new relay is

75 shells for an open ciruit relay for my head light motors!! WOW....how can i fix this problem....is there any way to make a manual switch in place of the relay maybe??? bahh my left head light hasnt worked for years. any help would be great
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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Replace with a generic parts store relay. Or just get a used one. They rarely fail.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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okay well i figured they should have one but i dont know what one to get. it HAS to be an open curcuit relay correct?? and i will more then likely have to do my own wireing?
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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get one from a random car that's being parted out
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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if you lived any closer you could have picked one up I have about five or six of those.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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there is a junker in pittsburgh, its near aspinwall but its locked and the only way in is to break in.


ps. you know the relay used for the fuel pump rewire? would this same one work?? becuase i can just pick up another one for like 10 bucks
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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yeah, i would just like to know how to bypass both of the relays and just splice the wireing in with a switch. anyone know how to do this?
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