Re: ALFA RUNNING LIGHTS

[Simon Body <body@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Clay
I don't "think" the 84 Spider originally had relays but I've never owned 
one. I understand many people have added relays to their Spiders so maybe 
yours does. Brian Shorey's description in Velocissima is excellent and I 
can do no better, so I suggest following his directions for the relays. I'm 
sorry but I didn't take any photos or make up a fancy diagram like Brian's. 
You can get the circuit diagram from the Service manual.
I added the DRLs at the same time as the relays because it was convenient 
and because Bostons traffic is worse the NJs! The Hamsar DRL unit came with 
a circuit diagram that showed where every wire spliced into the system. 
There was a fair amount of room on the right hand wall of the engine 
compartment so I placed the fuse block, DRL and relays next to each other 
there. There is a single positive unfused 12V supply on the left hand wall 
of my Spider - its the one with 3-4 large red supply wires coming from it. 
I sent a 10g supply wire from there to the fuse block on the right hand 
wall and tapped into everything there. To supply a feed to the left hand 
bulbs you'll need to send a couple of 14g wires back to the left hand side. 
Its simple to identify the wires for the headlights using a pin passed 
through the outer sheath of the wire, before cutting it in half. I also 
suggest getting some black sheathing and shrink tubing from Waytek to make 
the job look professional.
Overall it took me a few hours to do and I enjoy having the lights on while 
driving.
Good luck
Simon



At 11:19 AM 7/4/2003, you wrote:

>        I have an 84 Spider, with the original headlights, they say 
> "Wagner Haolgen".   Due to the excessive traffic in Central NJ,   I drive 
> with the headlight on in the daytime, for safety...there are a lot of 
> crazy drivers here.
>        Needless to say, I have ruined at least 2 batteries because I 
> forget to turn the lights of in the daytime.  I purchased a little 
> "lights on" alarm which you atach to the headlight fuses for only about 
> $5, I believe, from AutoZone, and this has prevented me from ruining more 
> batteries.
>        I have often dreamed of installing "City Lights" inside the 
> headlights, and even ran across a website for this several months 
> ago.  (Involves drilling a hole and installing a receptacle for low 
> voltage lights in the reflector mirror lens at the back of the headlight.)
>        I also have seen some site somewhere for sending only 
> about  ~50%(?) power to the headights for daytime running lights.
>        I could be wrong, but I believe that Spiders,  including my year 
> ("84) have relays for the headlight and the starter solenoid.  Would you 
> correct me if i am wrong, and also give me an idea of how to install them 
> if needed.  I checked out the
>Del City and  Waytek sites.
>        Thanks.
>-Clay Leopold
>Princeton, NJ
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