Working on getting my headlights to work. Previous owner did some headlight/relay wiring that I’m trying to sort out and get working. At this point rotating the switch on the turn signal arm will turn on all marker lights, dash lights and high beam indicator lights when you pull or push the arm. Headlights are not working at all.
Opening the hood reveals some additional wiring and two relays (marked Hi and Low) mounted to the drivers sidewall. There’s also a foot switch above the left foot rest.
New wiring logic is (as best I can follow): wire directly from positive battery post goes to one side of each (blue wires) of the two relays.
Opposite post (yellow) of the relays goes to each of the headlights in pairs-Hi relay goes to inside nils, Low relay goes to outside bulb.
White (ground) wire goes from each relay to sidewall.
Black wire from each relay goes to each side of the foot switch (which appears to be a single pole/double throw).
Center post of foot switch has two wires coming off it that have been cut (see pic)
Red wire on relay (center pin) goes no where.
I have fiddled with the following: blue wire from battery has power into each relay. If I jump from blue wire to yellow (to lights) the low beams come on. I have discovered that inside bulbs are completely disconnected and the plugs are gone.
since this is my first FJ, I’m not sure what I’m looking at but there is a set of relays under dash to left of steering that make clicks when I turn on light switch and pull or push the arm. There is also a random relay mounted to firewall above steering colum that’s nothing connectex
Ive attached a bunch of pics of the above.
Anyone want to take a crack at what I’ve got and how to go about sorting it out? I have no idea why new wiring/relays were added and have yet to track down fuseable links (bad design Toyota!!!) and such
Thx for reading all this!!! Thoughts?
Bri
Opening the hood reveals some additional wiring and two relays (marked Hi and Low) mounted to the drivers sidewall. There’s also a foot switch above the left foot rest.
New wiring logic is (as best I can follow): wire directly from positive battery post goes to one side of each (blue wires) of the two relays.
Opposite post (yellow) of the relays goes to each of the headlights in pairs-Hi relay goes to inside nils, Low relay goes to outside bulb.
White (ground) wire goes from each relay to sidewall.
Black wire from each relay goes to each side of the foot switch (which appears to be a single pole/double throw).
Center post of foot switch has two wires coming off it that have been cut (see pic)
Red wire on relay (center pin) goes no where.
I have fiddled with the following: blue wire from battery has power into each relay. If I jump from blue wire to yellow (to lights) the low beams come on. I have discovered that inside bulbs are completely disconnected and the plugs are gone.
since this is my first FJ, I’m not sure what I’m looking at but there is a set of relays under dash to left of steering that make clicks when I turn on light switch and pull or push the arm. There is also a random relay mounted to firewall above steering colum that’s nothing connectex
Ive attached a bunch of pics of the above.
Anyone want to take a crack at what I’ve got and how to go about sorting it out? I have no idea why new wiring/relays were added and have yet to track down fuseable links (bad design Toyota!!!) and such
Thx for reading all this!!! Thoughts?
Bri