Very very cool system... neat idea to use the resistance of the glow plug itself to monitor engine temperature.Having said that.... if Bosch glowplugs don't have the same temperature coefficient as the one's Ford uses then the system will probably not work correctly. Dunno how you'd check it out.. but that might be something worth looking into before plunking down your hard-earned cash.If it turns out that the two systems are incompatible another option would be to get ahold of a standard glow plug relay and temp sensor and hard-wire it in... the pin-out of the relay is pretty straightforward (there's some good discussion over on Jack's forum on this) and you could solder wires directly to it and avoid needing the relay plate.BTW... by way of clarification (since I take a fair number of questions on this !) the individual glow plug fuses *are* a bit of overkill but serve two important purposes:- by using individual fuses a single plug can go south and not take out the rest by blowing the common fuse they all share on the stock system- the individual fuses give you a way to quickly isolate all four plugs so that you can check them individually for current draw, continuity, etc.- I used glass fuses so that my eye can tell if one is blown.. others use the ATC style which are probably more rugged... either will work.
yes I would buy it. I would pay like $50 for one if all I had to do was attatch wires.
You can get a stand alone relay socket for a "smart" relay from a TDi bug or golf etc. Works with head temp sensor, stayes on after start for a bit & has a connection for a dash LED.