Touch the 86 wire to the battery s positive post and the 85 wire to the battery s negative post.
Ground switch relay.
Connect the 12 volt positive lead to the positive wire on the parking lights.
Attach one spade connector to relay terminal 86 coil.
How to wire automotive spdt relays.
That means the positive terminal of the device is connected to the 12v supply.
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If you have a switch or an alarm or keyless entry that has a positive output that you wish to use to switch a device that requires a ground such as a horn dome light parking lights head lights hatch release etc wire a relay as shown below to convert the positive output trigger to a negative output.
Often it is necessary to provide a stronger ground than the negative output of an alarm or keyless entry can provide.
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Weak negative output to strong ground output.
Connect the ground wire from the relay to the high beam positive wire so the fog lights will turn off when the highs are on.
For driving or roof lights.
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To test the relay itself take two wires each about a foot long with a female spade terminal at one end and stripped at the other end.
Pin 85 is the positive signal from whatev.
Connect the positive lead to the high beam positive wire and the relay ground to the chassis.
Attach the other to relay terminal 85 coil ground.
My need is to turn on and off ground using the positive as trigger.
The sending unit has two male spade connectors one of which will go to the black wire on the relay and the other needs to go to a ground.
Pin 30 is connected to the device that needs a ground connection.