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Hello all,
I recently purchased a set of Pilot Ray lights and have them installed on my 1928/7 5-33. I am truly a novice at car electrical but can follow directions very well! So, the lights are installed, and I now have two wires (one from each light) coming into the dash. What do I do with the wires? Where do I hook them up? Do I hook them to an under the dash switch and then where? Car is original and equipped with a 6-volt system.
Greatly appreciate any help here....
Thank you all.....
Rich

First i would make sure they are grounded. Sounds like they are doing it through the brackets. Make sure u have a ground that will not loose contact. Route wires so as not to be scaved , preferably in shielding. To a switch . Then find a power supply preferably off of direct battery. Run wire with fuse as close to power supply as posible with proper size (i assume 6v fuse) fuse . Also casing this wire.making sure switch is also grounded. Lites are 6v correct. The head light wiring i don't know if it is heavy enough to carry both plus it is probably 90 years old.so i would run individually. Good luck post pics of car and lights.

If any one see something i missed chime in.

Check the manual in the Literature section. It has this diagram and other helpful info about your 533.

https://www.packardinfo.com/xoops/html/downloads/1928_6_526-533_Manual.pdf


Looks like you already have a built in switch for them.

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