What Are You Doing To/With Your Car Today?
Had a headlight issue while the car was "parked" over the winter. Thought the issue was high/low beam selector switch. Replaced that switch and the problem continued. So, I purchased a new headlamp switch. As I reached up to feel around for the knob removal button I discovered the headlamp switch harness connector wasn't connected to the switch. Upon further investigation 1 of the 2 plastic "clips" that secure the connector to the switch looks like it never grabbed the "ear" on the switch. I'm assuming it had been like that since it was built and 50 years of vibration was enough to walk the connector off of the headlamp switch's terminals. With the age of the car, I figured that plastic would be very brittle and would likely break and need to be replaced. I slowly & carefully spread the deformed clip enough to secure it to the new headlamp switch. The terminals all received a little dielectric grease, the connector attached and secured, and mounted back in the instrument panel. The battery was re-connected and all is well with my headlamps again (even the dimmer functions so much smoother)!
Then I moved to the back of the car and replaced the incandescent 1157 bulbs with a pair of RED Sylvania ZEVO LEDs that I've had for a while. Looks like a big improvement.
BTW I had replace the turn signal flash with an electronic unit several years ago (I hated the signal speed at low rpm vs. higher rpm. I'm pretty sure this is the one I installed.
The lighting should be good to go for the 2024 cruising season!
Had a headlight issue while the car was "parked" over the winter. Thought the issue was high/low beam selector switch. Replaced that switch and the problem continued. So, I purchased a new headlamp switch. As I reached up to feel around for the knob removal button I discovered the headlamp switch harness connector wasn't connected to the switch. Upon further investigation 1 of the 2 plastic "clips" that secure the connector to the switch looks like it never grabbed the "ear" on the switch. I'm assuming it had been like that since it was built and 50 years of vibration was enough to walk the connector off of the headlamp switch's terminals. With the age of the car, I figured that plastic would be very brittle and would likely break and need to be replaced. I slowly & carefully spread the deformed clip enough to secure it to the new headlamp switch. The terminals all received a little dielectric grease, the connector attached and secured, and mounted back in the instrument panel. The battery was re-connected and all is well with my headlamps again (even the dimmer functions so much smoother)!
Then I moved to the back of the car and replaced the incandescent 1157 bulbs with a pair of RED Sylvania ZEVO LEDs that I've had for a while. Looks like a big improvement.
BTW I had replace the turn signal flash with an electronic unit several years ago (I hated the signal speed at low rpm vs. higher rpm. I'm pretty sure this is the one I installed.
The lighting should be good to go for the 2024 cruising season!
