[DML] Re: Headlight switches (Hazard Switch In A Pinch)

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Please be aware that in a pinch I don't think a hazard switch is
directly compatible with the stock headlight switch harness connector.
Pinouts are different as I recall. Will work with wiring modification,
but is not "plug & play". 

Of course in a pinch the harness connector itself can simply be
jumpered. Note however that quick connects are slightly smaller than
1/4", and there are two lines out -- if concerned you might want to 
make a suitable size 3 way jumper ahead of time.

Another alternative is to jump the headlights on from the relay
compartment. Won't give you side or tail lights, but the car could
probably be driven home with the hazard circuit flashing.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> The switch saver is a good idea but we should still have the switches 
> available. They may physically break from use and still need 
> replacing. The plastic is 25 years old and getting brittle from age.
> 
> For the record, mine melted down due to excess resistance in the 
> circuit from filthy fuses, relays and the contacts on the switch 
> itself. My headlight switch contacts were green/black. Once I cleaned 
> all of that, the temperature difference in the wiring and at the fuse 
> was very noticable.
> 
> As far as just installing a hazard switch as a replacement, some of 
> us simply want the option of using our parking lights when parked, 
> and not turning on all of the lights. Still, information like that is 
> great to have if you're in a pinch.
> 
> Rich A.
> #5335
> 









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