parking light

[aichord]

Wiring up rust bucket to sealed beam head lights. My problem is that i have three wires coming into the bucket. I have found the parking light wire, but after grounding the light, there is no where to hook it. The light has three terminals 1 for the ground wire, 1 for the high beam and 1 for the low beam. I have found the following
6 oclock system off
7 oclock parking light wire is hot
5 oclock no wires are hot
4 oclock high beam is hot
tail lights work at 7 5 and 4 oclock
Horn works and brake lights work
So where do I hook the parking light wire to?
I know Stupid question

[Charlie Stephens]

The original set up on a standard vehicle had two filaments for the lights (two wires) and one for a smaller parking light. Two bulb reflectors and one bulb reflector. On deluxe cars the parking lights were the cowl lights (and wired differently to terminate at the cowl lights).

Charlie Stephens

[insomniacshotrods]

If your running turn signals you can hook up the lower watt side on a dual filament bulb as a running light. Other wise the parking light wire will not be used and should be taken out or capped.

[Tom Wesenberg]

At 5 o'clock the low beam should be on.

[aichord]

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Thanks guys I am thinking of using the parking light wire for some parking lights some where. As for the low beam, it sounds like a connection problem at the switch. Not my favorite thing to work on.