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| rhodyguy |
 Jul 17 2003, 09:55 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out.  Group: Members Posts: 22,080 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch  |
of the 2 terminals on the lights one is copper and the other appears not to be. would the hot lead go to the copper one or vice versa? wow, if those ground out and pop the fuse it creates a host of electrical issues.
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| Porsche Rescue |
Jul 17 2003, 11:02 AM
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Saving and Enjoying Old Porsches Group: Members Posts: 2,978 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Bend, Oregon Member No.: 64 Region Association: None |
Can't remember for sure but you are right, they are "color coded". I always peel the rubber away and look at the contacts. You can tell which is ground and which goes to the bulb. Then remember the color code until the next time when I have forgotten and have to peel the rubber again. It does make for lots of problems if you ground the hot lead!
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| GWN7 |
Jul 17 2003, 11:17 AM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
Copper to copper. While off the car take the rubber boot off and clean the insides up.
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| rhodyguy |
Jul 17 2003, 11:45 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,080 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
thank you. i couldn't figure the problems that dropped out the sky. let see what did i do just before they started? put on the rear bumper!! if the leads were chaffed by the metal of the holes where they pass through in the body, they would be about last thing you would think of. #7 fuse i believe. hi-low beams, oil p. light, high beam indicator, maybe more. poof, they were gone. oh yeah, no plate lights. that's a ticket where i live. or an excuse to pull you over.
kevin kevin |
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| Bleyseng |
Jul 17 2003, 12:25 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,034 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
They just pull you over cuz you are driving that funny lookin car! It ain't a lowered Honda or low rider Chevy Impala, dude!
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| Elliot_Cannon |
Jul 17 2003, 12:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,922 Joined: 26-March 03 From: Orange County Ca Member No.: 480 Region Association: None |
Ground wires are always brown I think. You can almost always tell the ground wire by checking the color of the insulation.
Cheers, Elliot |
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