Notices

Classic headlight wiring help

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 11 November 2009, 06:28 PM
  #1  
scooby87
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (5)
 
scooby87's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 663
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Classic headlight wiring help

My headlights came today so i can finally ditch the morretts.

But the connections are different and i don't know what wire goes where on my headlights.

Does anyone have a wiring diagram or could they pop outside a write down what wire goes where on the headlights?


Would be very much appreciated

Oh i have a 96 wrx import btw.
Old 11 November 2009, 08:15 PM
  #2  
alcazar
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (2)
 
alcazar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Rl'yeh
Posts: 40,781
Received 27 Likes on 25 Posts
Default

Firstly, why are you ditching the morettes?

Secondly, if they have been wired as per normal, it only needs you to find the two H4 connectors, one at each side, and reconnect them to the H4 bulbs in your "new" headlights. At the moment they SHOULD be connected to the two Morette outers. IF they are genuine Morettes.

BTW: Morettes are worth money on e-bay Even if for spares.

Any other wiring, relays, fuses etc can be removed.
Old 11 November 2009, 10:56 PM
  #3  
scooby87
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (5)
 
scooby87's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 663
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Its a mess if i'm honest, there is some strange box thing in there aswell (not a hid kit).

Ditching because i just don't like them, much the standard lights when i compared both today.

Yea the connectors that connect to the morettes do not connect to the standard lights, hense my problem. :S
Old 11 November 2009, 11:11 PM
  #4  
joey_turbo
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (26)
 
joey_turbo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Essex
Posts: 6,547
Received 9 Likes on 6 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by scooby87

Yea the connectors that connect to the morettes do not connect to the standard lights, hense my problem. :S
They should do. They'll be a connector that plugs into the standard headlight loom, that should unplug, to go in the regular headlights.

You are probably best posting pictures of what you have, as there really should only be one way to wire morettes up.
Old 11 November 2009, 11:22 PM
  #5  
scooby87
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (5)
 
scooby87's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 663
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Dam I have no camera's at all right now, will try and get a pic tomorrow with someone else's.

Sounds like i am missing part of the loom from what you have said above though.
Old 11 November 2009, 11:27 PM
  #6  
D4VEW557
Scooby Regular
 
D4VEW557's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 338
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

i have a wiring diagram not sure what it will come out like but here goes


Old 11 November 2009, 11:31 PM
  #7  
scooby87
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (5)
 
scooby87's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 663
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Cheers mate
Old 11 November 2009, 11:32 PM
  #8  
will_wrx
Scooby Regular
 
will_wrx's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Northampton
Posts: 871
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Not sure if its any help, but I'm stripping my classic wagon, if worst comes to worst and you get stuck, if you want to collect or pay postage, you are welcome the the headlight loom or connectors, or whatever you need you can take, as its only going to get scrapped.

Good luck mate
Old 12 November 2009, 08:54 AM
  #9  
DazW
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (1)
 
DazW's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 1,539
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

As jeff mentions above ...you should just have the 2 (1 each side) original H4 connectors? ...then you're either left with an original morette harness or one someones made up (to fire up main beam) which you can bin

But unless you dont go out at night I'd stick with the morettes ...they're in a different league to the OEM stuff ...or are you planning on a HID retrofit?
Old 12 November 2009, 10:07 AM
  #10  
alcazar
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (2)
 
alcazar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Rl'yeh
Posts: 40,781
Received 27 Likes on 25 Posts
Default

The only thing I can think of, if the H4 connectors aren't present, is that the light fitted at present aren't Morettes, they are the cheaper 2 x H1 kits that come off e-bay, so the wiring has had to be butchered to suit;(

If so, it will not be easy to put back as standard, especially on the other end of a computer
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
JimBowen
ICE
5
02 July 2023 01:54 PM
shorty87
Full Cars Breaking For Spares
19
22 December 2015 11:59 AM
Lukesaunders91
Member's Gallery
19
11 October 2015 11:07 PM
Mad Hammer
Subaru Parts
2
29 September 2015 08:15 PM



Quick Reply: Classic headlight wiring help



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 11:04 AM.