Electronics Need help wiring something up? Thinking of adding an electrical component to your car? Need help troubleshooting that wiring glitch?

headlight problem!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 06:37 PM
  #1  
VenomX-87's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 651
Likes: 0
From: Adelaide, Australia.
Car: 1984 Trans-Am WS6
Engine: WAS: 5.0HO, SOON: ZZ383-425HP.
Transmission: 700R4 with shift kit
headlight problem!

Hi, I have a bad problem and i need some help.
I was installing my tacho light and must have bumped something because now I have lost my headlights, I have no High or Low beam but lights do pop up and I do have parking lights.
Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.
Reply
Old Jun 19, 2007 | 10:02 AM
  #2  
pizza_guy's Avatar
Member
 
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 388
Likes: 0
From: Kansas, where the wind howls
Car: 84 Z28 H.O. w/Megasquirt II
Engine: semi-stock L69
Transmission: T-5 non W/C
Axle/Gears: 3.73 open
Re: headlight problem!

Tacho light? Might want to elaborate a bit more on this

What all did you take apart? Without looking at schematics(which I think will end up being what you need to do), the only thing I could think of would be the headlight switch.

Did you tap into the electrical system somewhere to install this "tacho light"?
Reply
Old Jun 19, 2007 | 05:29 PM
  #3  
VenomX-87's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 651
Likes: 0
From: Adelaide, Australia.
Car: 1984 Trans-Am WS6
Engine: WAS: 5.0HO, SOON: ZZ383-425HP.
Transmission: 700R4 with shift kit
Re: headlight problem!

Thanks but I got it, The wire going into the HI/LOW beam switch was all corroded and it broke off of the plug so no power for the lights.

I installed a 4" Speco tach and there are 4+2 wires coming from it 1: Power, 2: Ground, 3: Distributor and 4: back light (the +2 are for the external shift light). The back light needs to be connected to the headlights so it lights up at night.
Reply
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 08:19 AM
  #4  
pizza_guy's Avatar
Member
 
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 388
Likes: 0
From: Kansas, where the wind howls
Car: 84 Z28 H.O. w/Megasquirt II
Engine: semi-stock L69
Transmission: T-5 non W/C
Axle/Gears: 3.73 open
Re: headlight problem!

Personally, I'd hook it to the rest of my gauge lights. That way, I could dim it if possible with that product.
Reply
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 04:52 PM
  #5  
VenomX-87's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 651
Likes: 0
From: Adelaide, Australia.
Car: 1984 Trans-Am WS6
Engine: WAS: 5.0HO, SOON: ZZ383-425HP.
Transmission: 700R4 with shift kit
Re: headlight problem!

do you know what colour wire the gauge lights run off that im able to tap into? because it is quite hard to get to the back of the dimmer wheel/switch.
Reply
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 07:40 AM
  #6  
pizza_guy's Avatar
Member
 
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 388
Likes: 0
From: Kansas, where the wind howls
Car: 84 Z28 H.O. w/Megasquirt II
Engine: semi-stock L69
Transmission: T-5 non W/C
Axle/Gears: 3.73 open
Re: headlight problem!

Sorry, don't have a clue. I haven't gotten to my gauge panel yet. I bet if you ran a search for "dimmer wire" or the like it's probably been covered before.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Ghettobird52
Tech / General Engine
16
Jul 5, 2024 11:18 PM
GTAman
Electronics
9
Mar 15, 2019 11:40 AM
DiabolicalRS
Tech / General Engine
7
Aug 26, 2015 07:35 AM
Fronzizzle
Electronics
3
Aug 17, 2015 02:52 PM
Tony Ferrarri
Electronics
1
Aug 11, 2015 07:59 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:56 AM.