I have done this on my 86 cabrio, and it is definately the way to go. No more dead batteries!!! Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 86 cabrio 74 beetle ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@IBM.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Parking lights + ignition switch = flat battery
> At 19:45 6/11/2000, =David-M= wrote: > >Is there a (simple?) way to rewire the parking lights so they go off > >when the ignition is turned off? > > Not what you asked, but you can wire a buzzer, RS p/n 273-055 btw the light > circuit and either ignition or driver's door switch so that it buzzes when > the lights are hot and the other is dead. That particular buzzer has a > built-in diode and color-coded leads, it's all you need. Low pitch, > pleasant tone (for a buzzer). > > d > David Beierl - Providence, RI > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" > '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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