just bought 86 coupe that has 2 lites over the headlight control on dash . Every once in awhile they will come on sometimes blue sometimes red have no clue what they are or what they do, car came out of Californa any idea's on what They may be ?
Red & blue lights on dash
Nov 13, 2006
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Can u trace the wire(s) that are attached to them to see where they go ? Do they look factory or aftermarket that somebody put on ? If you were to add a green light and a yellow light to go along with the blue and red ones....youd be one step closer to getting in the Christmas spirit !
This may have been someone's home-brew attempt to comply with CVC 24400. Take a look for a moisture sensor on the outside of the car.
Calif vehicle code now requires headlamps to be on when windshield wipers are on. Auto makers were given a 'heads-up' on this in 1999 and several started including a relay between the WSW control and the headlamps for Calif cars back in 2000.
A couple of years ago, there were late night TV ads for after market kits to do this. IIRC, the second violation is $ 150 so this stuff had some market.
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