City Lights wiring help!

[mk1scirocco@yahoo.com (Mark Hausler)]

OK OK--

way too much into this.

My lights are and have been relayed for years now- the
Euro light i just got have two connections (ignore the
city lights for now)- one is the H1 bulb (positive)
and the other is the actual body of the headlight-
thus the negative from my relayed connection connects
to the back of the light housing or body and the
positive goes to the H1 bulb connection. Thus when my
city light is pluged into the socket it is grounded by
the connection to the actual light- thus when i try to
tap into the parking lights the connection is grounded
thru the headlight relay harness- thus my problem with
the connection.

thanks

mark


--- ATS - Patrick Bureau <txrocco@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
> okay...
> 
> I have a question, why ground all headlights to your
> housing ? I mean I
> guess its electrically possible to do it that way,
> but I would like to know
> the reason of this? since the closest ground
> connection is at the
> transmission side engine mount, (where the battery
> actually is grounded to
> the chassis), while the electrical ground is right
> there, and the wire mesh
> runs to the battery in less than 2 feet Driver side
> (passenger side the wire
> is longer but the closest ground to engine would be
> passenger engine mount
> anyways thru chassis electrical ground), IN theory
> using the chassis this
> way would actually make the resistance path higher
> (due to shear amount of
> metal it must go through to close the loop. I know I
> am talking theoretical
> here. but I am curious how your headlights are
> performing. Using the
> electrical ground wires already in place should be
> sufficiently efficient to
> permit to use the wires and therefore not causing a
> possible "loop" that may
> (or may not) be the cause of your problem.
> 
> As for city lights, there are two model of plugs I
> have witness both types
> (spit connector and slot type internal connectors)
> being used on a rocco and
> both had dual connections (+ and - ) , if your only
> has one, then your
> choices are indeed limited. How are your normal
> headlights connected thru
> the chassis ground as well? or as normally
> prescribed by designers?
> 
> 
> 
> ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
> 
> 
> =>-----Original Message-----
> =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> Mark Hausler
> =>Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:01 AM
> =>To: ATS - Patrick Bureau; scirocco list
> =>Subject: RE: City Lights wiring help!
> =>
> =>
> =>Patrick-
> =>
> =>thanks for the tip- BUT my whole euro light
> housing is
> =>the ground- there is only one connection to the
> city
> =>light-
> =>
> =>I might end up using a relay to get the signal- or
> do
> =>as Jonathan Shisler suggested and have it wired
> with a
> =>toggle switch-
> =>
> =>mark
> =>
> =>
> =>--- ATS - Patrick Bureau <txrocco@sbcglobal.net>
> =>wrote:
> =>> Mark,
> =>>
> =>> ahem.. run the two wires of the city light
> socket to
> =>> your corner lights
> =>> (both wires, not grounding on the chassi the
> groudn
> =>> wires of the city light,
> =>> I think you are creating a "additional" ground
> that
> =>> actually is shorting out
> =>> the electrcal circuit.
> =>>
> =>> ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
> =>>
> =>>
> =>> =>-----Original Message-----
> =>> =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> =>> =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On
> Behalf Of
> =>> Mark Hausler
> =>> =>Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 10:25 PM
> =>> =>To: scirocco list
> =>> =>Subject: City Lights wiring help!
> =>> =>
> =>> =>
> =>> =>OK- I should know this- expecially since i am
> =>> =>currently sobered up from the weekend.
> =>> =>
> =>> =>I got Euro headlights with city lights in
> them.
> =>> The
> =>> =>headlight is grounded and the postive to the
> =>> headlight
> =>> =>plug into the main headlight bulb. That works
> =>> fine.
> =>> =>The city light is also grounded by the
> headlight
> =>> unit
> =>> =>and if i try to hook up a lead from the
> parking
> =>> light
> =>> =>the damn thing is always on- even wit hthe car
> =>> off.
> =>> =>The parking light are grounded i would guess
> at
> =>> the
> =>> =>switch or someting and , and...
> =>> =>
> =>> =>I left my Bently at Jason's pad- so I cant
> look
> =>> there-
> =>> =>(drinkin' , whatda you talkin' about drinkin')
> =>> =>
> =>> =>can some one help- Do i need to isolate the
> city
> =>> light
> =>> =>from the headlight unit?
> =>> =>
> =>> =>
> =>> =>
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