Altima fans help =(

[wootwoot]

I just received my Altima fans to match my Koyo and Dakota fan controller...But how the f am I suppose to wire these things up? I understand the fan controller part but how should I do the power for the fans?

[S14DB]

There is this thing in your engine bay called a battery...

[wootwoot]

whats that look like? I have some aaa's in the dash for my flashlight, do you mean those??

But should I wire them with relays or whats the deal? I read some other thread in which they said 2 were ground and 2 were power; You have to run power through both of the +'s to get the fans on high speed. I'm looking to confirm that and just a wiring diagram would be a nice thing to have right about now. I have the wiring diagram for the fan controller which made that easy

[S14DB]

I would wire one to the AC fan leads and one to the controller. Unless the controller has a AC input.

[wootwoot]

It does =)

[MakotoS13]

woot, get a painless wiring fan relay kit for like 25 bucks. its worth it and has instructions.

[wootwoot]

Care to point me in a direction where I could pick one up? Just Autozone or anything like that?

[TheSnail]

stick the Power wire to the fuel pump fuse. Replace the fuse with a 15 amp, instead of 10. Takes 28 seconds, simple.

[orion::S14]

1) Yes, you need relays...4 of 'em.

2) Like OEM S14 fans, each of those has 2 speeds...hence the 4 wires. So if you want to get the most out of 'em, you need a (switched power/ground using the relay) X 2 for each side.

If you use a standard Bosch relay, then wire it like so:

30 - + from battery
87 - + wire going to the fan
86 - ground (use this for a on/off switch)
85 - switch wire that's + when the ignition is turned on.

So when you flip your switch, it will ground the relays...they turn on, power to the fan. I'd run 2 switches, one for each fan (so each switch grounds 2 relays).

- Brian