[DeTomaso] Headlamp question.

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

I don't know what the 4 way switch is but the ground(s) for the turn signals, brake lights and parking lights does not go through any switch. Neither does power to the brake lights or parking lights. If the 4 way switch is the hazard switch it only affects the turn signals contrary to what is sometimes said on this list.

The low beams should not be on with the high beams. That works in a 4 headlight/single filament setup but in a 2 headlight/double filament setup the bulbs are not designed to handle the heat generated by both filaments at the same time.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Difani" <cdifani at pacbell.net>
To: "Dave Londry" <davel at emspace.com>; "DeTomaso Forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Headlamp question.


> Hmmm. as to your second issue, the 4 ways. The term "trouble" doesn't begin 
> to describe your situation. Especially if you have, or are incorporating 
> any, of the original wiring system into your "Painless" (hah!) system. The 4 
> way switch provides power to the brake lights, to the turn signal lights, 
> and of course, to the emergency 4 way blinker lights. The turn signal switch 
> routes power thru it too. And in the Pantera, the ground for the turn signal 
> lights, and the brake lights, also route back thru the 4 way switch.
> 
> I don't even want to think about what you've got going on there.... Just 
> thinking about thinking about it, makes my head hurt.
> 
> Chris
> 
> Chris Difani
> '73 L #5829 "LITNNG"
> The Electric Pantera
> Sacramento, CA
> Email: cdifani at pacbell.net
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Londry" <davel at emspace.com>
> To: "DeTomaso Forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 12:35 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Headlamp question.
> 
> 
>> I'm finally putting things back into #6143, after months of always
>> finding on other thing to take out.
>> Everything electrical had already been replaced and a Painless Loom
>> installed,
>> but it was done 4 x faster than it should have been and the lack of
>> assembly quality is making it necessary(?)
>> to  re-do about all of it.
>>
>> For now, an easy question.
>> When the high-beams are on , should the low-beams be on also?
>> It has a $$$ set of Hella Halogen drop-in replacements, if that matters.
>>
>> The next one will we harder, because I don't get how the 4-ways were
>> supposed to work
>> and there isn't even a switch now.
>> tks
>> dave
>>
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