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 Posted: Mar 13, 2018 01:42PM
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So then do I need a hot wire to the switch?  and the green is the return from the switch to the relay?
Yes and yes.

Mini's are like buses they come along in a bunch

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So then do I need a hot wire to the switch?  and the green is the return from the switch to the relay?

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In essence you need two power wires to the relay, one heavy wire from the fuse box to actually power the lights and a smaller gauge wire from the switch to actuate the relay. The ground on the relay is for this circuit, The lamps will be grounded at the mounts.

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 Posted: Mar 12, 2018 05:22PM
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Power goes to the relay. 

power and a ground go to the relay to trigger it.

when triggered, power goes out to the lamps.

The green wire in your case needs +12V and the black wire is ground. These make a magnet pull a contact over and send power to the lights. It is just like a starter solenoid, which needs +12V via the white wire with red stripe, and a ground, via the body.

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If the relay is powered by the red wire , I'm thinking power should not go to the switch first.  So I'm thinking the green wire grounded might complete the circuit.

If I get someone who can stand behind the car and yank the battery cable, I might try a test and just ground the green wire.  Of course I'll put a meter on it and see when it's live first.

BTW, I'm not understanding why anyone would want their high beams and fogs on the same switch.

 Posted: Mar 12, 2018 04:24PM
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It needs power.

The idea behind that diagram is that the driving lights only turn on when their switch is on and the high beams are on. That allows a person to dip the beams and go from high beams and driving lights to low beams and not irritate other road users.

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Mur,
those are similar to my diagrams.  I've already made a switch panel with OEM MK 1 style toggles from wipers.  single throw, single pole. ON-OFF switches.  I won't be connecting this to the hi beams or other lamp switches.

I'll review them again and see if I can figure out my system.

Again, what I'm having trouble with is the single green wire from the relay to the switch, and ?? then what?  I need another wire on the switch either to ground, or ????  I'm lost.

 Posted: Mar 12, 2018 03:27PM
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This is someone’s wipac diagram:

//appraisalnewsonline.typepad.com/our_mini/2014/05/classic-mini-fog-light-wiring-loom.html

Here the green claearly requires a +12V source, and they suggest the high beams circuit as that is how to do it properly.

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I'm wiring 2 pair of Wipac new lamps.  The relay kit has instructions like this, and I"m just wondering ??

Black =ground
2 blue=per lamp power and grounded at mounting
green=to the switch
red=fused wire which says goes to positive side of battery. (hot side of fuse box)

I'm confused.  It appears I power the relay, but there's one wire (green) to the switch on the dash. 

Do I ground the other terminal on the switch to complete the circuit?  (that would make it simple)