Scepter Headlights Wiring - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

RichieRichJP · 09-06-2011, 10:57 AM

Just wondering if someone has a wiring schematic laying around to get the Scepter headlights wired in properly.
I've had them rigged for years now and because my regulars are high-beam

I'm burning through headlights every 6-12 months and getting tired of spending money replacing them.
I'm actually debating on selling them because I'm tired of dealing with this problem. I asked around before to get this info from those who do have Scepter headlights and never got a real answer.
I know how to properly do wiring, I'm not an expert with my multimeter in testing and figuring this stuff out on my own.

Thanks

bigbird · 09-06-2011, 05:44 PM

IIRC there was a couple guys who actually used a factory gen4 headlight harness and then just hooked the foglights to an independent switch. one i sware did it with the scepter lights and another converted from gen4.5 to 4. May be worth lookin into if it makes it simple.

rusty9 · 09-06-2011, 06:34 PM

you need a relay harness. I was having one build by gary over at innovativewiring dot com, but he disappeared or doesnt want to do it since i havent heard from him in months... it should be easy enough to build yourself once you find the right parts and whatnot. I found this diagram, credit to one of the corolla guys here.

The fogs you would wire up like any other as a separate circuit, but you can get the headlight stalk from an es300 which has the factory foglight switch built in.

RichieRichJP · 09-06-2011, 11:38 PM

That'll be easy to build now that I have this diagram

Thanks again Rusty!

Really, all you need are all 3 of the "frequently bought together" products listed - two of each except the fuse holder.

http://www.amazon.com/Tyco-Relay-SPDT-Formerly-Bosch/dp/B000P61E36

What I don't know is how many amps the headlights will put out to reflect the amp fuse I need...