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With the dash out of my car, I am in the process of supplementing the brown wire (constant +12V) with a secondary 10ga. wire from the battery. This should improve things to all accessories that are not switched on via the ignition switch. This leaves me wondering how i can improve current flow...

With all of the electrical upgrades I have just completed, I had hoped to wrap everything up in a nice bow just in time for Christmas by installing the GM alternator. Installation was easy and painless. My results are not what I was expecting, however. I am getting a "good reading" of 12.3...

I've been reading and researching many of the posts here regarding BWM, but for some reason I am having to fill in the gaps a great deal in order to apply the offered up knowledge to my 1978. My confusion and condundrum lies with the fuse 10 and fuse 12 locations always being referred to...

I've searched for and found a number of posts demonstrating this mod but most of the links to a wiring diagram are not working. The most often referred-to link is missing: http://www.network54.com/Forum/12159/message/1131915234/Courtesy+of+... Anyone have a diagram available? This would be...

I had just finished with installing my new AC, sound insulation and stereo system when I ran into a problem (Part I of the Restomod is here http://xwebforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/22951/). The original door cards would no longer fit properly with the sound insulation between them and the...

So I got a 1986 Bertone X to replace my 1985 that was rear ended in February. The car I bought was in pretty good shape, but needed an AC for me to use here in Texas where it is often over 100 Degrees. I had the car shipped from Washington State to Texas and unfortunately the shippers damaged...

Using this thread as a guide I rigged up a plug & play wiper relay harness to try and speed up the wipers on the 131. Tomorrow I will pick up an inline fuse and see if it works.

exactly what type of relay should I be looking to source? I got a pair of 12v 30a relays from Partsource that have plastic bodies and the mounting ears are plastic as well. The wiki instructions for performing the headlight relay state that the relays must be well grounded to the body, this is...

Power Distribution Bus Bar (Final Design) OK, finally finished the power distribution bus bar. I started out with a panel pass-thru post but the number of separate taps from that one post soon made it less than optimal. So I found a four position bus bar on eBay and installed it. It sits on...

For those of you who do not know me, my name is Damon Royal Kane and I have been an X1/9 enthusiast since 1988 when I purchased my first 1982 Fiat X1/9. I did not know the cars as well as I did a few years later so I made a mistake when purchasing the car, it had some collision damage that was...

Based on the schematic provided by Bob Brown, I installed relays in the power window circuit on my '86. First for reference, here's Bob's schematic: Here's what the final product looks like on the passenger (R) side: Annotated pic of passenger side: And on the driver (L) side...

I have it wired to just the ignition switch how would I connect it to the oil light press. switch for safety? thanks Chris See you in Oregon?

For anyone interested, here's my programmable intermittent wipers files. It contains PIC code, and ExpressPCB schematic and board layouts. I'll add some parts lists and other documentation when I get a chance. Currently it's been tested in a US 1300 and is plug & play. It *should* work in a...

Hi exxers I have completed a number of mods and I thought to do this list firstly was to thank those that thought of them and secondly to help new members get their head around them Here goes. In any oder 1. The brown wire mod.. car starts easier not that hard to do 2. The wiper relay mod.. just...

I was thinking about rlingren's recent tale of woe involving a burned ignition switch... and the pain that a burned ignition switch wire causes me... and I find myself wondering whether there's a better way. There's a blue-black wire from the ignition switch to the fusebox that carries all...

The Leiszig windshield wiper mod was the first mod I saw after joining XWeb about four years ago, and I immediately saved it as a Favorite. So now it comes time to implement it. I think this drawing is the final, I need to check and verify that: Taking a page from Bob Brown's book, I set...

I had intentions of implementing Bob Brown's patented and improved Brown Wire Mod, but when I got into it, the hard part was getting the addditional wire to seat nicely in the four-prong junction fitted to the front edge of the later cars ('84 and up) ATC fuse box. Not to mention that these are...

Since this post has been stickied here is the link to the post that covers the hardware and also a link original thread this came from. http://xwebforums.org/showpost.php?p=99879&postcount=16 http://xwebforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/12955/ When I first began researching this project I...

On the way home in the rain yesterday I was missing the intermittent wipers my '81 had. I decided to start designing a module that would be fully adjustable through the washer pull switch. Something better than the later cars have. If I go through with this, I'll probably have a few extra pc...

I'm completing my last build of my insertable headlight harnesses. Those of you who have a set of these know the result of installing them. I've just completed 8 sets and will build a few more in a few days, but when they're gone, they're gone. This is my last build. What they do: These allow...