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#99810 03/12/2007 3:01 PM
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Can you guys please give me a breif description on how to wire up my head lights or can you please send me a wiring diagram.

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The bulb or the switch or the intire circuit? Joe

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Its for a 55 chevy truck!


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Entire circuit! The p/o had a wiring harness alreay installed and I have wires already running to both lights but cannot get them to work. I got both turn signals to work but they donot turn on when my head light swich is on??


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Roger:
Great work on your 55...Is that you down on the ground pulling on the wiring harness? Looks like you posed the picture for the question about wiring lights. LOL


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Roger,

First start with a test light to see if your switch is good. If you have power leading into the switch then test the power out on the switch going to the headlights when you pull the switch. If you have no power going into the switch then trace back to the fuse panel and check the fuse to see if it is good and also make sure the contacts on the fuse and in the panel are clean. If you get nothing on the switch out then you need a switch. If you do have power out the switch then test the light plugs to ensure power is getting there. If you have power there then you may have a bad ground on the headlights. Many times the ground in the harness or on the lights goes bad over time and you may just need to put a new ground wire in yourself to make sure they work well down the road.

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Look at the dimmer switch. That is generally where the problem is. It is in a horrible invirenment.


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#99817 03/12/2007 11:17 PM
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Actually after reviewing your post again you state that the parking lights work with blinkers but not when you pull the switch so I think the dimmer switch may not be the answer. It is a great suggestion because as wrench stated it gets pretty crappy on the floor mounts. But your parking lights do not wire at all through your dimmer switch and you state that they work with the blinkers. I think it may be your switch.


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Okay fellas,

First of all I am "color blind". grin
My buddy came over yesterday to verify what I already new I am color blind. So after we correctly matched the wires, and found a better ground we got them to work. smile
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