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 |
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