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Idea for other goodies from the junk yard 200 1985

posted by  B.C. on  Tue Apr 13 19:10 CST 2004
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Dan -

The 245 dome lights beat all hell out of those found in 244s or 242s. Get AMAP from the yard, go for eBay.

If you get some, email me and I'll try to explain how I have installed one in ALL of my 244s. They produce better light and the do not break and hang down from the headliner. Takes a special piece to do the installation.

Grab fuses (for yourself) and relays, too. On the relays, note where they are located, and get the base, too. Cut the wires as long as you can, up to 6 inches. Color code and location are helpful in identifying what relay it is.

On the 1986+ 240s there is an added headlight relay that is unusual, as it is a DPST switch. Most are SPST or SPDT. It's a good one for installing the relay and direct wire system to brighten the 1986+ headlights. The relay is above the driver's toe. 5-prong cube type.

Another retro-fit needing a special relay is the dome light delayed cut-off that is stock on the GL models, not the DLs, AFAIK.

Nice pics, BTW. Hope you didn't get too dirty doing all that. Got gloves?

Regards,

Bob

:>)





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