Crackedback's headlight relay kit

ACME SS said
This sounds like a great modification. I never heard of them before now but I'm glad someone is selling a great kit like this.

These old mopars have a lousy fuse panel. When I was looking at adding AC and a stereo I realized I needed to rewire things. IMHO the fuse panel is powered by WAY too small of a gauge wire. I ended up purchasing a couple marine fuse panels. One I used for "hot always" circuits and the other I use for "ign hot" circuits. There are a few fuses that power multiple loads and I was able to split them and give each their own fuse. For ignition hot circuits, relays are a great way to keep the current through the ignition switch down to a minimum (relay coil side power) and allow you to power these loads from a new larger gauge wire from the battery. Another good idea if your really into the restoration and just want to improve the old wiring is to run your grounds to a ground bus instead of to the body. Dedicated grounds will eliminate almost all electrical gremlins especially the lights.

I agree with you. The wiring in these old girls are marginal at best. That's why I made a fuse panel for my Dart and 2 of my buddies Mopars. While we were at it we move everything Ignition boxes, starter relay, voltage regulator and on the last 2 we even removed the bulkhead connector. We then welded up all of the screw holes for these items before painting. This makes for a cleaner engine compartment. Here's a pic of the latest. We made this one with a relay box for the headlights and the ability to have the factory ignition box as a backup Incase of a MSD failure. All you need to do is unplug a connector and push a button on the dash to toggle the relay and power up the factory ignition box. All wiring is at least 12 gauge for higher draws, 14 for lower draw circuits and 8 gauge for alternator feed.