> Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. I'm wiring the brake lights
> on my fiberglass buggy, and I'm confused about the existing wiring. >
> The previous owner has 4 wires coming from the front to one side in the rear
> of the buggy (lets say we're on the driver's side).
>
> There are also two separate brake lights on each side (2 on the drivers > side).
>
> Each brake light has one thick wire coming out of it (which is soldered
> inside to the bulb housing) and 2 smaller wires that are hooked directly up
> to the leads on the bulb housing (for a total of 3 wires).
>
> Each bulb has 2 prongs on it, that seat in the housing and touch the two
> leads. From the buggy I hooked the 2 larger black wires (which I assume to
> be ground...they look the same) to each of the thick wires on each light
> (which are soldered to the housing inside).
>
> I then took one wire, which sends power when the parking lights are on, and
> attached a wire from each brake light (so a wire from each light is attached
> to this one wire from the car). This works and both lights light up when
> hte parking lights are on. This leaves one wire inside the car. >
> I then took this last wire, and hooked it up to the remaining wire on one of
> the lights. This makes that light light up when the brake is pressed. >
> The turn signal flashes the other light, which only has 2 wires hooked up to
> it (one large one on what I think is supposed to be the ground, and one that
> was attached with a wire from the other light to one of the wires from the > car).
>
> So, it seems to be working. Both lights are on when parking lights are on,
> and one lights up when the brakes are pushed, and the other flashes with the
> turn signal. However, the one that flashes w/ the turn signal has one wire
> that is not hooked up to anything. I don't think I have this wired right.
> Any thoughts on how to wire it? What could be wrong? Thanks.
> --
> Steve G
If I'm understanding you correctly, the housings of both lights are grounded, the dim filaments of both lights are connected to the parking light circuit, the bright filament of one light is connected to the brake light circuit, and the bright filament of the other light is connected to the turn signal. so where's the dangly wire? I'm corn-fused.
Anyway, even if I ASSumed something wrong, I think what I described above should be how it ought to be hooked up.
nate