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Post by denis on Apr 3, 2012 14:20:27 GMT -5
guys,
please let me know if the parking lights go on at the first click from the switch , and then turn off on the second click, when the headlights turn on....and hope someone can say me if the light switch in the pic looks like original?
thanks
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Post by dolzinnig on Apr 3, 2012 14:52:48 GMT -5
The experts who have owned and been around these cars far longer than I have will hopefully chime in.
From my experience, as you pull the switch out, half way out turns the park lights on only, then pulled all the way out turns the headlights on but park lights turn off.
Feel free to correct me.
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Post by my2_65's on Apr 3, 2012 15:09:17 GMT -5
Yes u are right!
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Post by RAM Z on Apr 3, 2012 18:26:08 GMT -5
Park lights go out when head lights come on.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2012 19:22:35 GMT -5
Don`t believe parking lights stayed on with headlights until late 60`s, like 68? When side markers came out
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Post by tp on Apr 3, 2012 19:26:08 GMT -5
mine do the same ( that's right bro bend over and grab your ankles RAM -Z has spoken the gospel ) just kidding !
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Post by BR[] on Apr 3, 2012 20:01:09 GMT -5
ok i had a brain fart
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Post by RAM Z on Apr 3, 2012 20:52:50 GMT -5
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Post by Big Mike on Apr 4, 2012 18:43:23 GMT -5
Yep, that's how they are supposed to work. Now try and explain that to a state inspector who is under 50 years old. It's a real pain in the ass.
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Post by shane on Apr 5, 2012 10:08:46 GMT -5
I have a Nos 68 light switch somewhere, on the 68s the parking did stay on. Assuming the plug design are the same does any one see a potential problem using it on a 65?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2012 12:14:05 GMT -5
There are a few things to keep in mind when using a switch designed for headlights and park lights in tandem. Most important is to determine if your headlight circuit wiring is capable of the xtra load of the parking lamps. GM changed it`s switch to accommodate the increased load, and probably did the same to the wiring on the headlight circuit. Chrysler, the cheap bastards they are/were, simply added a relay to activate the park lamps when the light switch was in the headlamp position. Bought new a 68 road runner that went thru several relays before the dealership figured it out. The only reason I can see the plug being different, since there are no more leads needed from the switch itself (since it`s switched internally) is perhaps GM determined the earlier models wiring wouldn`t be adequate and didn`t want the interchange to be possible. Or, they may have changed the design of the plug because they could. The headlight/ parking light thing was a big change back then, lots of guys were jumping there lights to light with the headlights, some successfully some not so much. It was the "is it a car, or is it a motorcycle" thing going on back then. But that`s a different story, sorry for getting off track
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2012 15:20:04 GMT -5
Yep, that's how they are supposed to work. Now try and explain that to a state inspector who is under 50 years old. It's a real pain in the ass. Standard No. 108 - Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment - Passenger Cars, Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles, Trucks, Buses, Trailers, (except pole trailers and trailer converter dollies), and Motorcycles (Effective 1-1-68 for vehicles 2,032 mrn (80 or more inches) in width and Effective 1-1-69 for all other vehicles)This standard specifies requirements for original and replacement lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. Its purpose is to reduce traffic crashes and deaths and injuries resulting from traffic crashes, by providing adequate illumination of the roadway, and by enhancing the conspicuity of motor vehicles on the public roads so that their presence is perceived and their signals understood, both in daylight and in darkness or other conditions of reduced visibility |
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Post by denis on Apr 6, 2012 2:09:52 GMT -5
I have a Nos 68 light switch somewhere, on the 68s the parking did stay on. Assuming the plug design are the same does any one see a potential problem using it on a 65? Read, it can probably be fixed most easily by installing a later model headlight switch,....if you try it let me know if plug design the same  ...love big bikes |
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Post by denis on Apr 6, 2012 2:32:49 GMT -5
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Post by BR[] on Apr 6, 2012 15:54:44 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2012 23:55:06 GMT -5
I sure am glad some of you guys share this info with us younger peeps. I pulled the wiring harness out of my uncles 67 Chevy truck to repair some overheated wires and bad connections. After installing the harness I noticed the park lamps shutting off when the headlamps were switched on. It made no sense to me and I came to the conclusion that I had mis-pinned the park lamp supply on the back side of the headlamp switch while cleaning the terminal. I moved the terminal over to an empty slot in the connector with 12v power supply that illuminates in both positions. My 65 front park lamps stay on with the headlamps on, but there have been many modifications to my car and this is probably just one more. However the turn signals do not flash in the front parking lamps. Surely that's not correct (the turn signal not flashing in the front)  ? |
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Post by denis on Apr 7, 2012 7:32:41 GMT -5
--- thanks...i go the way without to use of new Switch and connect the purple wire to the brown wire, which goes to the taillights. First Click= Parking Lights Second = Parking Lights + headlights ;D ps. become the info: Any of the new headlight switches should be fine. The plugs are the same - there is just an extra terminal on the older ones for the separate front parking lights. |
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