914 driving lights, Installing OEM type driving lights to a 1974 914 |
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914 driving lights, Installing OEM type driving lights to a 1974 914 |
Jezibel |
Jul 8 2024, 11:29 AM
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Das Echte POORSCHE Fahrer Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 21-January 24 From: Northern California Member No.: 27,868 Region Association: Northern California |
I have a '74 914-4 that did not come with the optional driving light set and wish to add them to my car. The 73-76 914s came with pre-installed wiring exiting from behind the front bumper, from my understanding, that would allow lights to be added simply by installing and connecting them.
My car seems to have these wires, as expected, but due to paint overspray effects, the wire colors have been obscured, making it hard to determine which is the brown GND wire and which is the black (+) wire. I'd appreciate any help available advice from others who have retroactively installed the accessory (OEM type) driving lights to their cars. This might simplify my efforts considerably. Also, my car's horn was removed and I wish to install a set of the HELLA OEM type dual-tone Superlouds. Again, the wiring is oversprayed by body paint, so any way to quickly determine what wire is the brown GND and (+) power wires for the original (now removed) horn? Is the original horn relay located on the engine-bay relay tray or somewhere else on the car? Thanks.[font=Verdana] |
NARP74 |
Jul 14 2024, 11:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,172 Joined: 29-July 20 From: Colorado, USA, Earth Member No.: 24,549 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
They are fog lights for driving.
I gave up trying to teach the world years ago, not this world, so many terms get used so much that they actually get added to common vernacular. Tinnitus, tinitus Flautist, flutist pianist, pianist, emphasis on different syllables truck, rig clip, magazine The list is too big to keep track of! |
SirAndy |
Jul 14 2024, 12:07 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,803 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
They are fog lights for driving. I gave up trying to teach the world years ago, not this world, so many terms get used so much that they actually get added to common vernacular. Tinnitus, tinitus Flautist, flutist pianist, pianist, emphasis on different syllables truck, rig clip, magazine The list is too big to keep track of! Driving lights and fog lights are physically different. They are made for different use cases. Different bulbs, different reflectors, different lenses, different light cones. So much different in fact that in Germany it is illegal to use your fog lights as driving lights when it isn't foggy. You can, and will, get pulled over and ticketed if you do. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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