Cowl light follow up I found the centering tool at Snyder's, and the amber lenses at Bert's. With a new wiring harness, are the cowl lights on even when the head lights are on ?
|
Re: Cowl light follow up On mine, the cowl lights only function as turn signals.
Is there a way to have them function as both running lights and turn signals? Has anyone had any experience with the 2-bulb version kit? |
Re: Cowl light follow up Depends on how you wire them in. I think they were a setting on the light switch
|
Re: Cowl light follow up Quote:
I think I also had to make a tapered punch to roll over the brass rivet you use to attach the bulb socket. I also opted to install amber lenses for the turn signals, recognizing that the parking lights would also be amber instead of white. If I had to do it again I’d probably use the cowl lights for turn signals and put the parking lights in the headlights, rather than convert the cowl lights. BTW, this was using a SignalStat switch I got from one of the vendors. |
Re: Cowl light follow up Thanks.
|
Re: Cowl light follow up Quote:
|
Re: Cowl light follow up Parking lights are on in any position other than off. Single element bulbs must be disconnected from the parking circuit to be used as turn signals.
To answer the OP, double function requires a two-element bulb. |
Re: Cowl light follow up Quote:
Quote:
|
Re: Cowl light follow up JayJay's description of the cowl lights operation is correct as original
They should not be on when the headlights are on, I have see several cars over the years that have been wired to operate that way for some reason :confused: |
Re: Cowl light follow up My Victoria has the reproduction wiring harness with the turn signals built-in. In my car, the cowl lights function as turn signals in all light switch positions, and in the parking light position. The cowl lights do not function as parking lights when the headlights are on.
|
Re: Cowl light follow up Quote:
|
Re: Cowl light follow up Quote:
|
Re: Cowl light follow up Hi Jay Jay! The wiring harness I use is from Bratton's. There are several configurations to choose from. Go to Page 86 of their current catalog. Here is the text from their catalog: "New Main Wiring Harness With Turn Signal" "New complete harness for Headlights, Tail Lights and Turn Signals. Set includes the turn signal unit internally changed to work with stock Model A lights, flasher and fuse. This factory wire harness will look better than the 8 different colored wires going to the lights in the above kit (their sock wiring harness). Complete light switch body is no longer included. Fits all years."
My car has the 12V harness built for cowl lights. I use a 12V Novita EL13 Heavy Duty flasher that works well with LED tail lights, incandescent cowl light and turn indicator bulbs. The cowl light bulbs are single filament, but I will be replacing them with LED bulbs. The turn signal unit in Bratton's harness is modified to change the single cowl light bulb filament from a constant light to a flashing light. |
Re: Cowl light follow up Quote:
Just to clarify, the cowl lights function normally most of the time, but flash on and off as turn signals? So instead of wiring them as one with a crossover wire connecting them, you wire them as left and right? Same with the brake lights? |
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:31 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.