Relays, relays and more relays

[eville]

So I'm up to six under hood relays right now and see a need for a couple of more eventually...
- Cooling Fans (2), Headlights (Hi/Lo) 2, Fuel Pump (1), NSS (1), Kill Switch (1), etc.....

So, I want to have a nice mounting system for all these relays. I'm thinking there are some nice OEM underhood relay/fuse boxes so I might go scavange the junk yards.....

Any ideas, what are you guys using? I saw this.... http://www.dougherbert.com/multiplerelaycenterunit-p-22021.html
but don't think it's that great for 3 bills...

[John McIntire]

yeah, i saw that same set up from dedenbear, its a nice unit, but at 3bills, a little pricey for me. I did some research and found that painless has relay packs that are in groups of 3 and 6 that seem pretty nice.
http://www.painlessperformance.com/webcatalog/searchrefined.php?SearchAll=Street%20Machine&refinesearch=Relay+Kits
Maybe AAW has something similar?

[shep]

There is a guy on the chevelle board that used the relay box out of a Taurus.

[eville]

The painless 6 relay kit is 225.

[oestek]

Scanning eBay for used realy panels from new cars and came across this one... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-AUTOMOTIVE-40-AMP-4-FUNCTION-ACCESSORY-RELAY-BOX_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6763QQihZ006QQitemZ 160214182682QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[PainlessTexas]

Check your power requirements on the eBay relay item. It is 40 amp total (10 amps per circuit). Not enough capacity if you're trying to run fans, fuel pumps or other high amp accessories.

The Painless 3 (P/N 30107) and 6 (P/N 30108) bank relay kits feature a 40 amp relay per circuit. The relay banks are prewired and can be ground or power activated.

Need more than 40 amp capacity? Try P/N 30100 70 amp relay kit.

FYI Yes, I do work for Painless. Just so you know where this blatant plug is originating.

[vp23271]

I have not gotten to that part of the build yet and my plan is to go with AAW for the majority of my wiring needs.

Another company you might want to check out for relays is Ron Francis Wiring. Does anyone on this forum have any experience with there products? http://www.ronfrancis.com/

[protour73]

that Dedenbear unit is a pricey alternative. I AM at this point in the build, I have been searching electrical supply houses online, to see what can be used as an asthetically pleasing piece, as well as functional. I'll let you know what I come up with. :hmm:

[BonzoHansen]

I have no good pics, put I made a simple relay bar that I bolted to the LH inside rad support. It looks cleaner then thsi makes it look.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/03/48862475-1.jpg

All I have is this early pic. With a number of relays on it, and the wires in black conduit, it basically disappears into the rad support. The 2 stainless mounting studs double as ground posts. I also have a power dist spot under the LF fender so the wire runs are short. Makes additional circuits easy. Adding headlight relays took about 30 minutes.

Also easy to troubleshoot.

[70 Chevelle]

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=DED%2DMRC%2D1&N=700+4294925143+115&autoview=sku

[vp23271]

I was thinking of some possible solutions to your issue, because I will be getting to that part of my build soon also.

If all of the needed relays could be put in a clean plane jane box either alum or plastic, it would really clean up the engine compartment. I like the idea of the bar with the single relays from the prior poster and if that was put in a box with a cover that would work for me.

I goggled "electronic enclosure" and got multiple links for both plastic and metal. Here is one of them:
http://www.hammondmfg.com/scpg.htm

I was thinking if the relays were mounted inside the box and the box had holes on the bottom of it for routing wires in and out, it could look pretty clean and the relays themselves would be out of site. Don't forget to add grommets to the holes so the wires don't get chaffed and you will need to make sure the box is grounded. Maybe powder coat the box satin black?

Hope the info helps