<VV> FW: Wiring for Late Model Parking Lights

Scott Trunkhill scott at trunkhill.com
Mon Oct 7 15:02:29 EDT 2019


Just move the purple wire on the headlight switch to the currently empty spot. 

Scott Trunkhill
Scott at trunkhill.com


> On Oct 7, 2019, at 1:44 PM, Jim via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
> 
> The parking lights didn't illuminate with the headlights until '68.  See the
> attached pages from the '67 and '68 brochures.  Look under "Standard Safety
> Features."  
> 
> To wire them to come on with the headlights, you'd have to run wires from
> each of the parking light wires [not the turn signal wire] at the light unit
> under the cover in each corner of the trunk.  These wires would connect with
> the low beam headlight wires with diodes to prevent the parking light
> position of the light switch from turning on the headlights.
> 
> For Matt:  I appreciate all of your suggestions that I find on VV.  I've
> learned a lot from your comments!
> 
> Jim Bartasevich
> 
> 
> There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the
> least.  There is something wrong when honesty wears a rag, and rascality a
> robe; when the loving, the tender, eat a crust, while the infamous sit at
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> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Matt via VirtualVairs
> Sent: Monday, October 7, 2019 1:52 PM
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> Subject: Re: <VV> Wiring for Late Model Parking Lights
> 
> ’67  should….  Gov. mandate..
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> From: Michael Mauro via VirtualVairs
> 
> 
> My 67 coupe's parking lights do not illuminate when the headlights are on...
> I would like the parking lights to be "on" with the head lights... cannot a
> jumper be added, at the light switch, to accomplish what I am asking for?  
> 
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