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Before any connections take place on the inside of the vehicle
, let’s address the
component switches; things like the headlight switch, brake switch, turn signal switch,
ignition switch, headlight dimmer switch.
With nostalgia vehicles, and hot rods in general, many times switches are
replaced by what’s available or what previous owners had lying around. In some cases
these switches are not marked and there is no idea what pins on the switch controls
each function. If you are unsure about positions or functionality of the switches
currently in your vehicle and are not really up to the task of figuring out what each pin
does, Painless offers several solutions. We have switch kits and also sell switches
individually.
A common switch kit that many people choose
is Painless part
#80121
. This will provide you with a
new headlight switch, new dimmer switch, and new
ignition switch, all clearly marked with each terminal’s
function. This kit also contains door jamb switches;
however, the 10309 harness you have purchased has
no provisions for door jamb switches.
Part numbers for individual switches will be
given in each individual section such as “HEADLIGHT
SWITCH” and “IGNITION SWITCH”.
“DIMMER SWITCH”
The first connection will be a group of three wires with a section label reading
“DIMMER SWITCH”. These three wires will provide power to the headlights for low
beam and high beam power. These wires can be seen in the
Headlight Switch &
Dimmer Switch Schematic
on p. 61, these wires are:
Black/Blue
: 14 gauge wire, printed
[DIMMER SWITCH] DIMMER SWITCH POWER
#907 HEADLIGHT POWER [HEADLIGHT SWITCH]
, this wire provides power to the
dimmer switch from the headlight switch. This wire will have power whenever the
head
light switch is in the “Headlight On” position.
Black/Tan
: 14 gauge wire, printed
[DIMMER SWITCH] #909 LOW BEAM
, this wire
provides power from the dimmer switch and into a splice with 2 other wires. The other
two wires feed power to each low beam of the headlights, as seen in the
Headlight
Section Schematic
on page 30 of the first manual. Once connected, this wire will have
power when the headlight switch is in the “Headlight On” position and the dimmer switch
is in the “Low Beam” position.
Black/Green
: 14 gauge wire, printed
[DIMMER SWITCH] #908 HIGH BEAM
, this wire
provides power from the dimmer switch and into a splice with 3 other wires. The other
wires feed power to each high beam of the headlights and to the high beam indicator as
seen in the
Headlight Section Schematic
on page 30 of the first manual Once
connected, this wire will have power when the headlight switch is in the “Headlight On”
position and the dimmer switch is in the “High Beam” position.
