[tcb] Re: electrical issues

  • From: "Eric Woodall" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:32:54 -0500 (CDT)

Because Deiter was hittin' the glass saxophone that day???

> In a "real" euro-spec if you have the key on your blinkers work like ours
> do (flash flash flash). If you have the key off and the headlight switch
> off they work like ours do (no flash, no light). If you have the headlight
> switch on and turn the blinker switch the lights (not the headlights, the
> others) on THAT SIDE of the car come on and stay on (no flash, yes
> lights).
>
> (And, once again, different designs for different makes -- some don't need
> the headlight switch on to activate the additional feature, just the key
> off -- but that risks leaving one set of lights on 24/7 if one has a
> busted
> blinker switch.)
>
> So, who knows why?
>
> G2
>
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:58:55 -0500 Brian Denning
> <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> that's how my 77 was. but on the 69 the headlights will come on with out
>> the
>> key on.
>>
>> >From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >Subject: [tcb] Re: electrical issues
>> >Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:37:35 -0400 (EDT)
>> >
>> >Yeah, but in reality who really needs it?  Besides in the Later Euro
>> specs,
>> >without the ignition being on
>> >you just got parking lights.
>> > 
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Mark Sawyer
>> >Sent: Oct 17, 2006 9:13 AM
>> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >Subject: [tcb] Re: electrical issues
>> >
>> >The reason they have the main electrical wired thru the headlight
>> switch
>> >first is to allow you to have the lights on without having the ignition
>> >turned on.
>
>
>



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