Headlight Washer Relay

[TracyC]

Anyone know where you can pick up a headlight washer relay for a reasonable price?
Thanks in advance

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[AlKidd]

About $4 on Amazon. Any relay, with the same pins, will work.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by AlKidd

About $4 on Amazon. Any relay, with the same pins, will work.

Someone posted that in my thread when I was working on my windshield and headlight washers several months ago but I never tested that since I found the correct relay in a box of parts I have. I can't help but think there has to be some difference but I don't know what that difference is.

For the OP, you could go to the used parts section or ebay and buy a used one if new is too salty and using a generic 5 pin relay that is used in all cars today. The only thing I would check is pinouts to make sure the relay coil pins and contact pins are the same on the standard relay vs the on that is for the washer system. You can buy the generic relay at any parts store.

[AlKidd]

I believe I posted it on yours. OP would have found it with a search. Mine was corroded and no longer functioning so I put an off the shelf relay in its place. Works perfectly. The exterior case size is slightly smaller than the factory one but the pins are the same. The major difference I can find is $$$$$$$$

Originally Posted by cabmando

Someone posted that in my thread when I was working on my windshield and headlight washers several months ago but I never tested that since I found the correct relay in a box of parts I have. I can't help but think there has to be some difference but I don't know what that difference is.

For the OP, you could go to the used parts section or ebay and buy a used one if new is too salty and using a generic 5 pin relay that is used in all cars today. The only thing I would check is pinouts to make sure the relay coil pins and contact pins are the same on the standard relay vs the on that is for the washer system. You can buy the generic relay at any parts store.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by AlKidd

I believe I posted it on yours. OP would have found it with a search. Mine was corroded and no longer functioning so I put an off the shelf relay in its place. Works perfectly. The exterior case size is slightly smaller than the factory one but the pins are the same. The major difference I can find is $$$$$$$$

See! I knew someone posted that on my thread.

So it's confirmed! I was about to go out and put a meter to them so you just saved me some time.