do just what mark said.
and I suggest getting the 'hi beam signal' from fuse 5 or 6, not the hi beam
indicator light or whatever you did.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 3:07 PM
Subject: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..

>I really don't do well when it comes to "fixing" any electrical stuff on my
> vehicles. I'm trying to install some KC lights into my 84..
>
>  Now, my high beam indicator light stays on regardless.  It worked ok
> before.  I put a spade terminal onto the fuse connection for the indicator
> light (High beam) thinking I would run that to the auxiliary light switch,
> which in turn I hook up to the relay that will control the power to the
> extra lights...So only when the highs were on would that auxiliary light
> switch have any current to it to power the relay...
>  Just for fun, I re-connected the battery and the stinkin high beam
> indicator light comes on..Key on, key off lights on lights off..no
> difference...steady high beam indicator...
>  So, I recalled that is an indication my headlight switch might be bad
> now...I happened to have a new one so I replace that...Still the stupid
> indicator light is on...What the?  I removed all the extra wire
> connections
> I messed with and still the indicator...The lights work fine...anybody
> care
> to advise?
>  Man, every time I try some electrical 'improvement's to any vehicle, I
> end
> up costing myself about a day of time and all kinds of frustration..Why
> the
> heck would the indicator light be on?  Somehow I crossed some circuits
> somehow...but I've cut out all the added wires I can and as I said,
> replaced
> the headlight switch with a new one...
>  Help!
>  Don Hanson