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City Lights wiring help! (PICTURES)
Yes yes yes-
this i think is my only solution
here is a link to some pictures i just took - kinda
fuzzy- hard to aim in the dark garage
http://homepage.mac.com/greenchester/PhotoAlbum7.html
hope this clears up things
mark
--- Euroroc II <flaatr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> No No...
>
> I want to argue this more!
>
> I'm bored and this is making the day go by faster.
> You can use a relay to
> take the switched ground and make a switched +12...
> this may be your only
> solution. I can make a diagram of this for you if
> you want... Hell I'll
> wire it up for you just get a relay and some wire!
>
> -Raffi
>
>
> At 02:38 PM 5/7/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> >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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