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Headlight/running light/foglight operation |
1970 Neun vierzehn |
Sep 14 2008, 12:06 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,199 Joined: 16-March 06 From: cincinnati, ohio Member No.: 5,727 |
On a recent thread, a forum member posed a question about the switch function and operation of his ('72/6, French market(-sounds like a coffee blend) 914. I could only surmise what the regulations and specs for that market might have required.
However, there seems to be variation of lighting interface on some USA spec cars that I've seen. My own, unaltered '70/4 works like this. Pull the dash light switch to the first detent and the h/l buckets come up w/o h/l illumination. The front parking lights, side markers and t/ls are illuminated. Pull the switch to the next (and last) detent and the h/ls come on. The fog light switch, next to the h/l switch, illuminates the fog lights whenever it is pulled out, regardless of the position of the h/l switch. Furthermore, I know of unaltered 914s ('72 and later) that when the h/l switch is pulled out to the first detent, the parking/side marker/tail lights are illuminated but the h/l buckets do not come up. The buckets come up and the headlights come on only in the last, final switch position. I do not know if the fog lights can be used independently of the h/l switch position, as on my '70. Running changes? Specification changes? Factory variations? The whim of Hans on the assembly line. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Paul |
dw914er |
Sep 20 2008, 10:15 PM
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Planning Cities Group: Members Posts: 2,364 Joined: 1-March 08 From: Yucaipa, CA Member No.: 8,763 Region Association: Southern California |
one pull is parking lights. Second is headlights pop up and come on. Only then will the fog lights turn on.
Push one click, the headlights and fog lights turn of, but headlights are still popped up. Only when I turn off all lights does the headlights go back down. |
Pat Garvey |
Sep 21 2008, 07:31 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
one pull is parking lights. Second is headlights pop up and come on. Only then will the fog lights turn on. Push one click, the headlights and fog lights turn of, but headlights are still popped up. Only when I turn off all lights does the headlights go back down. As I TRIED to say in my prior post (proves that some people cannot walk & chew gum!), the first detent is parking lights. The second is headlights up & fog available. Now, with that in mind, there have been jumpers available since at least early '73 to allow you to flash your fogs in any position. I put them on my 914 exactly one year after I bought the car - August 1973. There was another part, but it eludes me now. I think I shocked so many 356's & 911's by flashing at them that they eventually started flashing back. You have to remember, 914's were VERY close to being banned from PCA at that time. They hated us then. Now, we rule. Don't believe me? Just take a look at what has dominated PCA Parade autocrosses for 8 years. 914's. Pat |
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