Scott....I am having a hard time stomaching your WRITTEN personality. You might be very cool in person, but sometimes I wish I could sic my wife on you. Don't trust myself to say anthing more. BTW-thanks Mark for the layman's version.

On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 6:32 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> do just what mark said. > and I suggest getting the 'hi beam signal' from fuse 5 or 6, not the hi > beam > indicator light or whatever you did. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 3:07 PM > Subject: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install.. > > > I really don't do well when it comes to "fixing" any electrical stuff on >> my >> vehicles. I'm trying to install some KC lights into my 84.. >> >> Now, my high beam indicator light stays on regardless. It worked ok >> before. I put a spade terminal onto the fuse connection for the indicator >> light (High beam) thinking I would run that to the auxiliary light switch, >> which in turn I hook up to the relay that will control the power to the >> extra lights...So only when the highs were on would that auxiliary light >> switch have any current to it to power the relay... >> Just for fun, I re-connected the battery and the stinkin high beam >> indicator light comes on..Key on, key off lights on lights off..no >> difference...steady high beam indicator... >> So, I recalled that is an indication my headlight switch might be bad >> now...I happened to have a new one so I replace that...Still the stupid >> indicator light is on...What the? I removed all the extra wire >> connections >> I messed with and still the indicator...The lights work fine...anybody >> care >> to advise? >> Man, every time I try some electrical 'improvement's to any vehicle, I >> end >> up costing myself about a day of time and all kinds of frustration..Why >> the >> heck would the indicator light be on? Somehow I crossed some circuits >> somehow...but I've cut out all the added wires I can and as I said, >> replaced >> the headlight switch with a new one... >> Help! >> Don Hanson >> >

-- Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo'