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what kind of relay

PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:05 am
by tealEG
so i have my stanley fogs wired to my head lights on my hatch..i bought them without the harness and i was wondering what kind of relay do i have to buy??

PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:16 am
by Benj
a 5 prong relay would be best :thumb:

PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:54 am
by Torch_Ind
Benj wrote:a 5 prong relay would be best :thumb:


yup there usually 20-30 amp relay

PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:05 am
by tealEG
Torch_Ind wrote:
Benj wrote:a 5 prong relay would be best :thumb:


yup there usually 20-30 amp relay


dam i got a 4 prong 12V one :shock:

PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:11 pm
by Ajax1989
tealEG wrote:
Torch_Ind wrote:
Benj wrote:a 5 prong relay would be best :thumb:


yup there usually 20-30 amp relay


dam i got a 4 prong 12V one :shock:


that would work, my fog lights came with a 4 prong relay
and nice sig you got there :wink:

PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:35 am
by Torch_Ind
tealEG wrote:
Torch_Ind wrote:
Benj wrote:a 5 prong relay would be best :thumb:


yup there usually 20-30 amp relay


dam i got a 4 prong 12V one :shock:


ya it will work if it's a relay.

how many amps it rated for?

PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:32 am
by Benj
^^ its probably 10 to 20

PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:20 pm
by ExCoupe94
4 prong relays can be considered normally open whereas 5 prongs can be wired up as normally open or normally closed or both depending on your application. prong 30 makes contact with 87 when the relay is energized, on a five prong this remains the same, but it also has prong 87a wich makes contact with prong 30 "normally" until the relay is energized at wich point again, 30 switches to 87. so yea all ya need is the 4 prong brah :thumb:

PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:33 pm
by Coplies
I used the 4 prong relay that is in the ABS fuse box. Its the same as the other 2 relays that are in the normal fuse box. OEM Honda FTW

PostPosted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:30 pm
by deschlong
Use the relay that powers the horn on a 92-95 Civic with SRS -- it's attached to the fuse box. Mitsuba RC-2202, IIRC. It's the exact same as what is used for the OEM foglight wiring harness.