Hey Guyz,

I got a VR commodore, just wondering if anyone knows the best way to get wiring into the main console of the car from the battery. I wanna put some switches and that in for lights and all that. There are a few spots where ive been lookin but i thought i might ask b4 i go rippin it all apart just incase.

Thanks

just follow the original wiring loom in

thats not a good idea. on the commodore (vn thru vs) you will fuck up the factory loom plug if you get it wrong.

if its one os 99.999999999999999% of commonwhores on the road then it will be an auto.

look on the drivers side of the trands tunnel on the fire wall and you will see a nice little gromet where the clutch goes on one of the "rare" commo's you can get abour 4 x 1 guage cables thru there if you are keen

Also, if the lights you are wanting to hookup are external (Spotties, foggies etc) then you will want to use relays. Your best bet is to mount the relays (with appropriate ratings) in the engine bay, preferably somewhere near the fuse box and sheltered from any moisture that is likely to get up in there. Then run lines directly from the +ve battery terminal to one side of the relays's switched circuit (ie "30") via a rated in-line fuse holder (the blade type are better) and the other side of this circuit out to your lights. Since this circuit carries the high current that the lights will draw you need to be sure you use a decent guage wire. Use the same guage to return the current from your lights to a good ground point (either the chassis under the bumper, or if you're podantic - back to the ground post of the battery). The switching circuit of the relay controls your lights so you need to wire this up to suit your needs. Since this only needs to carry enough current to activate the coil in the relay (usually only 20 - 100mA, depending on the relay) you can use a small guage wiring, making it easier to get it through the grommet that TwinCam16 mentioned above. Tap into a voltage source that is activated to suit your needs. Eg if they are spotlights and you want them to come on with the high beam, splice into the high beam indication light in your dash cluster, if they are foggies and you want them to come on when you turn on the sidelights, splice into the dash cluster backlight that also comes on when you turn on the sidelights. It's a good idea to mount a new switch in your dash (or wherever) to allow you to switch these off whenever you want, so connect this new cable to one side of the switch and the other side of the switch to one side of the relay coil (through the firewall). The other side of the relay coil just goes to ground. Voila!! Happy brightening ...