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Xophertony · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:28 pm Post subject: togle switch for brights?

so, i had a thought. screw the colum. i can splice the wires and mount a togle switch on the dash. anyone know what color wires they are? i will look in my factory service manual later, but if somone knows offhand for some odd reason, chime in.

rjmcgee · The Hammer Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 2328

If you do this you should be able to get a floor mounted dimmer switch cheap and then just say you converted it. Smile

Xophertony · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject:

i think i will probably put it where the fog light switch would be, if it had fog lights.

Al Hasse · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: togle switch for brights?

chevymad · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject:

You just need a dimmer switch? They're easy enough to change.. your's might even just be out of adjustment. It bolts on top of the ignition switch on the top side of the column, above where your feet would be. The holes in it are oval, loosen the bolts and slide it up towards the steering wheel.. see if it will click back and forth then. If not buy one at your favorite autoparts store. They're nothing special, unlike the wiper switch in these cars.

Xophertony · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:28 pm Post subject:

oh, so it's near the bottom of the colum? i do no the part i move with my hand hits a "push rod" that goes further down the colum, i did not realise it was so far down. i'll look into that in the next couple of days. it would be cool if it was realy that easy.

al, thanks alot, if i do have to mount an external switch you just saved me like ten minutes of looking it up myself. how did you know that off hand?

Al Hasse · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject:

I did a little digging myself, but I've played with those wires more than once while hooking up fog and driving lights.

Xophertony · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:10 am Post subject:

oh yeah. for those of you who do not know, als car is freaking insane. all that extra space a 3.1 leaves in the engine bay is taken up with gizmos. it looks like the engine room of the death star in there Shocked

Al Hasse · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:53 am Post subject:

Not that many gizmos. Very Happy

A battery isolator for charging a second battery in the "glove box" in the rear, a plug in trickle charger for extended parking at home, and sirens for every alarm that has ever been on the car... oh yeah, and lots of bosch relays lights and other stuff.

Xophertony · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:42 am Post subject:

and he had a hover conversion done in the late 23rd century :::back to the future theme::: Shocked

Xophertony · Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:36 pm Post subject:

well. fixed the switch. i pulled the lower kick pannel, oporated the switch with a screwdriver and then it worked. it just needed to be "unstuck". problem solved. Smile