<VV> Need an interpreter, please

[Chris Mills]

City lights are/were a European requirement. Think parking lamps except  
the headlight is lit dimly with a small white bulb. No yellow/orange  
lighting on at the same time. On my Italian spec Beetles all forward  
facing lighting was white and all rear facing lighting was red (except  
reverse lights). I think yellow was reserved for side lighting as seen on  
trailers here (i.e. clearance lights) and the little turn signal lights  
seen on the front fenders between the front wheel and front door (I LIKE  
THOSE!). In America this city light task is handled by dim turn signal  
lighting (yellow).

Your seller is saying the extra wires are for powering the city lights I  
think. You can use them in conjunction with the headlights (useless) or as  
city lights as intended or not at all. Wire them into your parking lights.  
Like parking lights I believe the intention was to show other drivers the  
position of your vehicle and indicate that you are not moving. Around here  
folks like to run their parking lights after dark in town and look KEWL.  
<grin!> I hear that in some states that you can get a ticket for driving a  
ticket with the pakring lights on (only). Parking lights mean parked car.

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/

Great site last time I looked.

Chris in Cookeville
'78 VW Westy 2,7L

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:16:34 -0600, Chuck Kubin <dreamwoodck at yahoo.com>  
wrote:

> Hey gang,
> I got curious about the "crystal" headlamps you might
> have seen on eBay. I started by asking what the extra
> red and black leads were for, figuring they powered
> the small blue bulb on the edge of the lamp.
> Apparently they do, but check out the responses
> (below) that I got back. Does anyone know what the
> hell he's talking about???????
>
>
>
> Chuck
>
> --- kai zhao <xrayperformance at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:35:43 -0800 (PST)
>> From: kai zhao <xrayperformance at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: Question for item #8029413193 - S 58-69
>> CHEVY CORVAIR EURO CRYSTAL HEADLIGHTS W/BULBS
>> To: Chuck Kubin <dreamwoodck at yahoo.com>
>>
>> Dear Chuck,
>>   It is an build in mini lightbulb, you can design
>> to connect it to represent as part of headlight or
>> corner.
>>   That's our fix rate shipping and handling charges.
>>   If your stock one is 6 x 4 inches, this auction
>> will fit.
>>
>> Chuck Kubin <dreamwoodck at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>     Hi Kai,
>>   Not sure what you mean by "city lights." Most cars
>> I'm familiar with have one headlight incorporating
>> high and low beams, or a a second set of high beams.
>> You can also add fog lights as separate units, but
>> nothing manufactured in the U.S. during that period
>> had them as a factory installation. What's the
>> intended use for "city lights," and how are they
>> switched?
>>   Another question: why is shipping so high on these
>> lamps?
>>   The dimmer switch turned on both the high beams in
>> the three-prong T3 headlamps and the separate high
>> beam lamps.
>>   Also, so your advertising will be correct, the
>> Corvair ran from 1960-1969. These weren't any in
>> 1958 or 1959. They all used the same headlamps.
>>
>>   kai zhao <xrayperformance at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>     Dear Customer,
>>
>> They are for the city lights.
>>
>
>>                              Question from
>> chico1papa                             Item: S 58-69
>> CHEVY CORVAIR EURO CRYSTAL HEADLIGHTS W/BULBS
>> (8029413193)    This message was sent while the
>> listing was active.    chico1papa is a potential
>> buyer.                HI,
>> I see the three spades that mate to the
>> stockheadlamp
>> harness. What are the extra black and red wires for?
>>
>>
>> Chuck
>>                   Respond to this question in My
>> Messages.                             Item Details
>>                       Item name:  S 58-69 CHEVY
>> CORVAIR EURO CRYSTAL HEADLIGHTS W/BULBS     Item
>> number:  8029413193     End date:  Jan-17-06
>> 21:51:58 PST                     View item
>> description:
>>
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>>
>
>
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