914 driving lights, Installing OEM type driving lights to a 1974 914 Options

[Jezibel]

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?

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[friethmiller]

Looks good! If you've never reinstalled before, I'd make sure you check that the lights are centered in the grill openings and the lines on the fog light lenses are vertical (90 degrees) to the ground BEFORE you bolt the bumper back on. Prop it up with two jack stands / have a friend help. I'd also recommend having the bolts just a little loose so you can make fine adjustments, before tightening everything down. Saves a ton of time. Best of Luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

[Jezibel]

Looks good! If you've never reinstalled before, I'd make sure you check that the lights are centered in the grill openings and the lines on the fog light lenses are vertical (90 degrees) to the ground BEFORE you bolt the bumper back on. Prop it up with two jack stands / have a friend help. I'd also recommend having the bolts just a little loose so you can make fine adjustments, before tightening everything down. Saves a ton of time. Best of Luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

[font=Verdana][size=3] GROAN! I just finished the wiring hook-up for the fog lamps, which I acquired as 'reconditioned' OE 914 lamps, opened them up and find that the bulb holder in the reflector assembly will not take a Hella BA20s "F2" bulb (12v/35wt)! WTF! the bulb holder in the below images looks like it take a much larger bulb base (way too big for an "F2" type bulb).

What is going on here? Am I overlooking something or missing some detail I wasn't previously aware of?

I've attached five images of this bulb holder inside my reconditioned "914 fog lamps" and would really appreciate someone pointing out whatever is obvious to those who know about such matters!(but unknown to me) before I jump off the nearest steep cliff! Thanks.

[Jezibel]

[size=3] GROAN! I just finished the wiring hook-up for the fog lamps, which I acquired as 'reconditioned' OE 914 lamps, opened them up and find that the bulb holder in the reflector assembly will not take a Hella BA20s "F2" bulb (12v/35wt)! WTF! the bulb holder in the below images looks like it take a much larger bulb base (way too big for an "F2" type bulb).

What is going on here? Am I overlooking something or missing some detail I wasn't previously aware of?


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[font=Verdana]PS: Were there two different bulb holders (an early and a late)? Or were there perhaps US and European bulb holders that were different, intended for different bulbs. I was under the impression that the 'OE standard' bulb for 914 fog lamps took a regular Hella BA20s "F2" bulb. Is that a mistaken impression? Or again, am I missing something.

PSS: based on what I know of the 914 bulb holder and what I seem to have on my lamps, it looks to me as if part of the bulb holder that secures one side of the bulb's base pin-securing lip has been 'curled back.' Why, I cannot fathom? Surely that's NOT the way it is supposed to be, is it?
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[Jezibel]

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PS: Were there two different bulb holders (an early and a late)? Or were there perhaps US and European bulb holders that were different, intended for different bulbs. I was under the impression that the 'OE standard' bulb for 914 fog lamps took a regular Hella BA20s "F2" bulb. Is that a mistaken impression? Or again, am I missing something.

PSS: based on what I know of the 914 bulb holder and what I seem to have on my lamps, it looks to me as if part of the bulb holder that secures one side of the bulb's base pin-securing lip has been 'curled back.' Why, I cannot fathom? Surely that's NOT the way it is supposed to be, is it?
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Even with that peeled-back bulb socket lip back in some semblance of where it was supposed to be, the images below show that the BA20s "F2" bulb base diameter is still about half the size of whatever was in there originally! How can that possibly be?