For halogen headlights these ones were pretty sad. And they look relatively new. That can only mean they ain't getting enough juice.
It's time for some relays. While there are $50 harnesses are they really that different from the $20 ones? They seem to have the same ceramic bulb sockets and maybe the relays are a bit cheaper... but maybe they aren't. For $20 I'm willing to try.
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It's really easy to get to the headlights. Just four screws.
I took the socket apart to get the wires through the hole. The plastic hole protector made the hole a little too small. The wires come out of the socket easily.
That was it for the driver side. Just plugged the headlight into the new plug. Then ran the wires up over the radiator along the original harness. I did put a new terminal on the ground but I keep that kind of stuff in my inventory.
Over to the passenger side.
It was nice to see heat sealed butt connectors that someone previously had done. That's reassuring that someone knew what they were doing.
On the passenger side you connect the original plug to the new harness.
While I could have just plugged it and forgot it I decided to make sure it can't come apart.
Wires all tucked back.
Before you say anything yes the battery tray is getting replaced soon. I just reused an existing screw to mount the relays. Then red wire to the starter solenoid.
