fog lite wiring - 1937 115C

Posted by Jake Powel On 2016/5/17 18:41:48

I obtained from Kanter a pair of fog lights for my 1937 Packard 115C and am trying to figure the best way to wire them. The kit comes with a switch which must be mounted under the dash and wired separately from the rest of the harness. I am not enthusiastic about that approach for a couple of reasons, one being the switch is funky and not period consistent, the other being info I got from Service Bulletin 16/1 where it states such lights should be wired in series to the parking lights.

I would like to go the latter route so I am trying to scope that out. The harness forks on the left side of the engine to go to the respective headlight assemblies and I can expose the parking light wires there. One question is what kind of a splitter I should use since I will be plugging two lines in (parking light and fog light) for each side. The second question is whether I need a separate ground wire for each light because the fog light standards are anodized aluminum and they are attached to the powder coated bumper bracket so don't think I'll get a good ground connection there.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Jake