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Subject:Re: Park Lights
From:David Marshall
Date:Thu, 14 Sep 2000 17:42:16 -0700

I have the european T3 schmatic here somewhere - it looks simple.  I
haven't done it to mine.... yet!

At 11:38 AM 14/09/2000 -0400, Anthony L. Mourkas wrote:
>>If you were
>>to wire your turn signal up "correctly" they are also directional park
>>lights!  Meaning that if you have the key out of the ignition, lights
>>turned off and the signal lever in the down position the LEFT park lights
>>would come on, or vice versa if the lever is in the up position
>
>My 72 BMW Bavaria was like this.  I liked it and used this feature on
>occasion.  However, well meaning people frequently told me my lights were
>on ("I left them on deilberately, thanks.") or would tell me my lights
>were busted ("No, they are designed that way.").  Most people thought
>that was a great and useful feature after explaining thow they work.
>
>I wired my park lights to illuminate in addition to those in the turn
>signal markers.  The above setup would be a cool addition if I could
>figure out how to wire it.
>
>Tony
>
>Anthony L. Mourkas
>Hampden, Maine, USA
>1984 Vanagon Westfalia
>1991 Jetta Eco Diesel
>
>

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