.........I made a mistake.
jorb,
I have wired it three ways:
1. As described by you and by the instructions
page 11 and
page 12When adding the Directional Signals accessory #986938 to the 1954 Sub/Panel/Canopy with the two swing out rear doors.
Does the tail and stop light that is mounted to one of the rear doors, become just a stop light?
OK, After screwing in my eye balls correctly I reviewed the Original Directional Signals Accessory #986938
Wiring Diagram "page 12" (Courtesy) tclederman
The tail and stop light that is mounted to one of the rear doors, becomes just a
TAIL LIGHT not a stop light.What was screwing me up was the wires next to the stop light switch that (beanie propeller cap looking thing standing on its side) The 2 wires to the left that dead end or stop.
I thought was part of the stop light, but both wires come from the dual fuse block that is mounted on the engine compartment fire wall,
the black tail light wire, remains black from the dual fuse block all they way back to All three tail lights (left,right body & rear door),the rear barn door
stop light white wire is disconnect and taped up.The rear barn door tail light black wire is kind of spliced onto the black wire coming from the dual fuse block.
Wiring Diagram "page 11".("page 12" shows the splice better).
The orange stop light wire from the dual fuse block is routed to the stop light switch then changes to a white wire on the other side of the stop light switch then is connected to a white wire that routes to the Directional signal switch assembly.
You basically have four things going on, With only three wires routed to the rear.
Tail lights
Stop lights
Left Directional signal lights
Right Directional signal lights
1.The tail lights appear on all three rear light locations: left, right body side and door.
The tail light wiring is separate from the stop and directional signals wiring.
Rear tail lights come on when head light switch is pulled out.
2.The stop and directional signal lights appear only on two rear light locations: left, right body sides.
The stop light voltage and directional signal lights flasher module voltage share the same rear routed wires,
(But never at the same time) depending on the location of the Directional signals switch assembly lever.
If you push the lever up or down and then push on the brake you will only have
one brake light on and one directional signal light on at a time.
Pushing on the brake with the lever in the center position, applies stop light voltage to both left (ribbed black) and right (purple) wires.
In effect you just turned directional wires into stop light wires.
It certainly would be beneficial to have the rear door stop light wire active when the brakes are applied, at least you would have two lights showing when the brakes are applied. But with this wiring configuration, if you connected it to left or right wire it would work like a stop light until you used the directional lever, then would start to act like a directional light.
My panel truck came with tail and stop lights on both rear doors, I prefer the single door set-up, but now I am reconsidering because I can wire one tail and stop light to the left wire one tail and stop light to the right wire. When I add the Directional Signals accessory #986938.
I would probably run into to a lot of amperage draw resulting in dim lights like Tim Lederman experienced.
Especially if I also add this
light to the rear top of the panel truck.
There must be a booster available for this kind of problem. People are connecting trailer lights to there vehicles wiring all the time.
If I'm off base with this conclusion or if there is a better way chime in.
Thanks,
