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Per the owner's manual, that is the correct operation. Which i never understood why you wouldn't automatically want the dash lights come on with the headlights.

So I wired my dash lights as such to come on directly with the headlights.

I used the now free position on the three-way under dash swtich to turn on my back-up light.

Also, I wired an aftermarket underdash light which comes on with the map light. Being a convertible with no dome light, this makes the interior way brighter when you need it.

Great, thanks for the info., guess it's working as intended. It is a wierd setup having the switch in the left position to have the instrument lights on but it's all working so thats good! I also wired the original 1937 radio in the car yesterday and it is working as well, sounds good!

I've got several 1937 Paint Chip sheets from different paint manufacturers and one thing I've noticed is that most of the greens have darken due to age for some reason. Some of them almost appear black.

I know there were three greens offer: Almond Green (metallic), Hickory Leaf Green and Coachman Green.

Any idea which color this car is?