New project! The "Red Herring"

[JJorgensen52]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

That ground will sure help. I had an instructor in Automotive college drill the importance of grounds into us. He would say "A ground is a ground is a ground, unless it isn't ground, then it isn't ground anymore". Has stuck with me for 35 years now.

Anyway nice work. I like your line routing too. Very clean and precise!

Thanks! Yes, it seems like every old vehicle I own has ground problems ... trying to avoid that with this one!

Originally Posted by 7dee2

Looks really good! Your work is always top notch!

Thanks! Now if you could just lend me your blasting "booth" ... I rent here in VA, can't set up anything like that

Anyways, I've been tinkering, looming and wrapping harnesses, and had a long few days at work. Today, I spent an inordinate amount of time on the front park lamps.

Why, you ask? Well, I bought the "kit" to convert them to dual filament bulbs so I could have proper turn signals - which was more like two 1157 sockets with tabs on them, I was a tad disappointed. In the end, I decided to weld the new sockets into the original light cups, and solder on a ground lead:

That's the inner cup, which houses the bulb. I also painted the insides white for better reflections.

Turned out they were WAY too bright with the 1157's in white, so I went and grabbed some amber bulbs, instead:


It has a subtle tint to it when off, and they're not as blinding when they're on. Took a quick video, park lamp on and turn signal, then just turn signal no park lamps. It's amazing how well the factory lens focuses the light!