Subaru L series Driving LIghts

[Mad Hatter]

Hi,

I am trying to connect driving lights on my 1994 L-series Wagon (4WD Sportswagon). Everything is fine, except I can't find where to connect to the high-beam wire (so that the driving lights only come on when the high-beam is on). I don't have a wiring diagram, so I would love it if someone could tell me what colour wire I am looking for and approximately where to find it.

 

[James]

Hi,

Connect fused supply to one of the contact conectors of the relay and also
to one of the relay coil connectors (so only one wire running form +12v of
the battery (decent guage fused). The hi-beam wire you found goes to the
other relay coil connector. The remaining contact connector goes to the wire
from the centre of the driving light lamps, and the other wire from the
lights (if there is one and not earthed through the casing of the light
assy) goes to a good solid ground (any convenient earthing point near the
front of the car, alternatively to the neg terminal of the battery).


James

 

[James]

Connect fused supply to one of the contact conectors of the relay and also
to one of the relay coil connectors (so only one wire running form +12v of
the battery (decent guage fused). The hi-beam wire you found goes to the
other relay coil connector. The remaining contact connector goes to the
wire from the centre of the driving light lamps, and the other wire from
the lights (if there is one and not earthed through the casing of the
light assy) goes to a good solid ground (any convenient earthing point
near the front of the car, alternatively to the neg terminal of the
battery).


James

ETA

Oh, and of course your dash mounted switch for the lights is mounted between
the hi-beam wire you found and the relay.

James

 

[DS]

If you have DRLs, your driving light application may not work as expected.
On my 98 Outback, the driving lights would sometimes come on with the DRLs.
I had to install a switch to defeat the driving lights when not in use to
avoid this problem.
DS