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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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I searched to see if i could find a diagram for the h11 relay. (im doing a retro) and found this.....


This is exactly what i just got in but i dont have a negative wire for the negative side of the battery?? And where the bulb plug connector is one of the wires is split out that goes to a ground wire.. i think.
So do i need a positive wire to go to the battery or do i just use the grounds off the relay that have been given?
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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I am pretty sure you need the power wire, that is the whole point of the relay is to run the power through it so it doesn't fry the factory wiring.
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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you def need the power wire
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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Can you post a pic of the relay harness? Where did you get it from?
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 04:55 PM
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http://www.retrosolutionsllc.com/ser...HARNESS/Detail
Ill post pics in a minute
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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you don't need a "negative" wire, just attach the red wire (positive) to the battery and find somewhere under the good and attach the blackwire(ground)
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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$35? Damn. Are they usually that expensive?
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$35? Damn. Are they usually that expensive?
Yea that is pretty expensive 3Bspecialities.com sells them for $15
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by mcheng08
you don't need a "negative" wire, just attach the red wire (positive) to the battery and find somewhere under the good and attach the blackwire(ground)
I have the red wire to go to the positive side of the battery but i was just wondering if i was missing one to the neg side. So im guessing i just use the grounds?
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Originally Posted by Degooch
Originally Posted by mcheng08
you don't need a "negative" wire, just attach the red wire (positive) to the battery and find somewhere under the good and attach the blackwire(ground)
I have the red wire to go to the positive side of the battery but i was just wondering if i was missing one to the neg side. So im guessing i just use the grounds?
you are not missing anything, the black wire goes between a screw
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^ I bought mines from 3b too cheapest price I found. The second picture looks weird. Mines doesn't have that ground wire running out like that.
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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damn i wish i knew that. I was reccomended them by Yanki so i took them over ebay. Cant blame me lol
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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Here you go!!

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Yea the wire relay diagram for 3bspec looks different than that.
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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Thank you sir :D
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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Yea but he has a black wire running each ballast plugs, so he has to ground both sides.
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Originally Posted by Degooch
Thank you sir :D
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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Ok. The very first picture you posted you have the ground wires from each plug running back to the relay and then a single ground running from the relay. The one you got in the mail doesn't have the ground wires running back to the relay but instead running straight to a ground.
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 05:27 PM
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Yea never seen one like this but as long as that poop works!



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