Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 13:15:36 -0400
Reply-To: Bill Knight <bill.knight@USA.NET>
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From: Bill Knight <bill.knight@USA.NET>
Subject: Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
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I've rewired my switch to do this. Interestingly, my reason
was because my other car was a Saab too, and I liked the
feature. As I recall, all I did was cut the power wire
going into the switch for the parking lights, then using one
of those blue plastic wire taps, connected that wire to the
power wire for the headlights. Now all the lights go off
when I turn the ignition switch off.
Regarding the need for parking lights, I simply use my 4-way
flashers if I need to display a visible warning about how
I'm parked.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List
[mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Eric Unrau
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 11:23 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
Like I said, "I'm sure there's a good argument for...".
My 1999 Saab is setup this way and it has never posed any
problems.
Start the car - lights come on; turn the car off - lights go
off. I
never have to touch the light switch. Would like the same
simplicity on
the camper.
~Eric~
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Stann [mailto:ChrisS@informs.com]
Sent: May 9, 2002 8:05 AM
To: Eric Unrau; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
Eric said:
The headlights on my ’89 Westy go out when the ignition is
turned off,
but the parking lights stay on. I’m sure there is a good
argument for
the existing setup, but I would like to rewire the parking
lights so
that they switch off with the ignition as well.
Chris says:
Nooooooo! Eric, don't do it!
This is a safety feature. It allows you to leave your
parking lights on
when you're at the side of the road without having to leave
your
ignition
on.
Let's say you're stopping at a local pub to pick up a keg of
your
favorite
Warsteiner brew. It's dark, you have your lights on. You
stop in the
'loading zone' turn ignition off, and hop out. In the mean
time the
parking
lights stay on to let everyone know you're on a mission.
Load up the
keg,
hook it up to your sink faucet, and you're off! Start up
the Vanagon,
the
headlights come back on and your battery is saved.
Chris,
'85 Westy with a motorized sunroof AND a minigun in the
doorway.
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