At 02:17 PM 10/3/2003, T.M. wrote:
>On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 09:04:24 -0400, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
>wrote:
>
>I've got an 1990 vanagon. Is it "old" or "new" fusebox?

New -- '86 and up.

> >On the new one you may have to use the little kluge connectors
> >that plug in alongside the fuse (and probably stretch the socket).
>
>Doesn't sound too good...
>
> >Or scrutinize Bentley for spare connections, there are actually quite a
> >lot of them; you might get lucky.
>
>I was hoping to get lucky when I posted on the list...:-)
>I tried looking in the Bentley but didn't see an obvious connection point.
>I was hoping some had BTDT (been there, done that)...

Actually I gave you bum advice -- Bentley shows the US-style wiring which
doesn't help you.  Go to the turn signal switch and trace out what it's
doing.  You should find the two parking-light supply leads there in
addition to the turn-signal stuff.  Tap those wires or trace them...

> >Definitely two diodes, one for each side.  Or two buzzers with included
> >diodes.  That saves you the trouble of protecting the diodes as they're
> >nicely housed inside the little gray box.
>
>Isn't there some switch or connector that both parking light wires come
>to? That could be a better connection point than at the fusebox.
>The most obvious would be at the lights themselves, but something at the
>light switch or hazzard switch would save the need to pull wires.

You need the diodes because otherwise you'll be connecting both circuits
together directly and then *both* sides will light up.

>Anyway, thanks fr the tips...

Enjoy -- maybe Rainer has a Euro wiring diagram?  That would be a
considerable help.

d

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