hardwires headlights question

[Darkhelmet]

After work today I'm going to hardwire the headlights on a 70 satellite to an external switch because the main switch and harness melted.

my question is this.

can I just run a power wire from the battery, construct my circuit, install my new switch and ground to the body?

also do you think 14guage wire will be sufficient?

[Chris95RT]

Do you think you should fuse it just in case? Not sure the kind of power those lights draw.

Just something I would think about before doing it.

[BillyC]

You are going to use the stock relay right? It should be fine, and 14 ga wire should be stout enough.

[Darkhelmet]

[quote=""thestealth""]You are going to use the stock relay right? It should be fine, and 14 ga wire should be stout enough.[/quote]

actually I wasn't. I'm going to create a seperate ciruit that is switched and fused.

I'm going to run a wire from the battery positive to a fuse to a switch. then from the switch to both positive headlamp leads. and then individually ground each headlamp to the chassis.