Re: Headlight switch wiring question

Posted by HH56 On 2014/7/25 16:45:31

The dash lights wire should be at the middle of the ceramic portion on one of the double terminals. If there are two wires at that location the second should be for the Ultramatic quadrant light. You would remove the dash light wire and place it on the double tail light connector located on the switch body in place of the short jumper wire. The dash sockets are grounded via the cluster and just need the hot side. As long as the dash light circuit is intact and the wire is not shorted as it enters the hole in the shell, with the wire connected to the tail light location as soon as you turn on the lights the dash lights should be at full brilliance.

The switched courtesy lights were an option on some models. If there is another wire on a ceramic terminal at end of the ceramic opposite the short jumper wire end, that is for the courtesy lights. Those lights need a ground to turn on which is provided by another wiper affair on the side of the ceramic opposite the rheostat.