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Originally Posted by JVD
I partly bought the kit to learn more about the car.
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If you can rewire a car, you can troubleshoot any electrical problems.
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Originally Posted by JVD
Trust me though. 18 circuit Painless weighs WAAAAY less than a stock harness. Never weighed it because I don't care about weight at all.
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I agree. I saved 25 by gutting my stock harness. I saved even more with my custom wiring.
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Originally Posted by JVD
Nissan uses relays for pretty much everything. Painless just uses thicker wire. Simpler, but probably wears out switches faster, right?
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It depends. Nissan doesn't use relays for lights (other than flasher relay). I generally don't like that much current running to the light switch (up to 15A per headlamp X 2). It makes the light switch prone to failure like so many Nissans.
Generally using a relay and allowing a switch to draw only a small amount of current to trip the relay will greatly prolong the longevity of the switch, but as long as you're pulling less than the current rating of the switch, theoretically you should be okay.