two_days_late Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Something funny with the wiring in the new escort around the headlights. I have some new sealed beam units that have the 3 prongs going into it. The escort loom has 3 wires going to the main unit, and also 2 wires going to what i think is the park light. New sealed beam units don't have the smaller park light in the side of them like the old ones did. Question is, with the new sealed beam ones with no park lights in the side, does the main unit deal with all 3 light settings (park / lights on / full beam?) and do I not need to worry about the other 2 wires? In theory I should just be able to plug it in and look myself, but at the moment no power is getting to the main units at all as the looms been butchered. Just want to double check how this is meant to work with the new unit before I figure out why there's no power. Hope that makes sense! Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 You'll need to sort parklamps out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulloc Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 But it will work without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sholdowa Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 go the old Mk.1 works escort route and fit hillman imp side/turn lights? New lights will only do main/dip, not sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 As said you will need to sort out separate park lights, could just add little bulbs into the stock front indicators? Oh and while your mucking around with it add relays to the stock main and high beam wiring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two_days_late Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Hmm I see, so the park lights are required as well for the warrant? Just focused on getting the car warranted now, as will be redoing all this wiring when I set up spot-lights and de-loom the engine bay. Is there somewhere in the indicator unit that I could mount the park light bulbs in Raizer? Dam should have got some lamps with the park lights in them! Cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two_days_late Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 The new bulbs have a space for the parklights, but its siliconed over (looks like its like this from factory). Are there any implications with just putting the park lights in there and siliconing over it again? Not a special gas / no oxygen in the lamps or anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 The new bulbs have a space for the parklights, but its siliconed over (looks like its like this from factory). Are there any implications with just putting the park lights in there and siliconing over it again?Not a special gas / no oxygen in the lamps or anything? Yeah they have some inert gas in them if there sealed beam. But I doubt that they would be sealed with silicone, so you should be able to pick it out and stick in the parkers *but they could be real random lights that are sealed with glue Hmm I see, so the park lights are required as well for the warrant? Just focused on getting the car warranted now, as will be redoing all this wiring when I set up spot-lights and de-loom the engine bay.Is there somewhere in the indicator unit that I could mount the park light bulbs in Raizer? Dam should have got some lamps with the park lights in them! Cheers guys Yeah they are needed for a WOF (well I have both passed and failed without them, but thats Gisborne lol)I suggested the indicators as there easy to get at and since they have a plastic housing you could just drill a small hole in the back and use those push in bulbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakesae101 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 no issue we used to glue them on to new lamps with silicone or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakesae101 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Yeah they have some inert gas in them if there sealed beam. But I doubt that they would be sealed with silicone, so you should be able to pick it out and stick in the parkers *but they could be real random lights that are sealed with glue what he means is that there will be a small circle in the reflector to glue the park lamps on to the back of the glass sealed unit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Yeah they have some inert gas in them if there sealed beam. But I doubt that they would be sealed with silicone, so you should be able to pick it out and stick in the parkers *but they could be real random lights that are sealed with glue what he means is that there will be a small circle in the reflector to glue the park lamps on to the back of the glass sealed unit Yeah I thought they would be like that but "its siliconed over (looks like its like this from factory)" and then asking if there was a special gas in them made me think it could have like a boss for the lights to go in lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCADTA Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 take them back and get the ones with the park light built in to them, it sits in a grommet and is part of the semi sealed lamp housing, cheap as, thats what i used in the mk 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two_days_late Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Got these ones off trademe. Yea prob didn't explain that well. The lights have a circle cut out of them in the metal where the park lights would go. The hole has like a rubber / silicon cover on it though that looks like it's always been there. Concern is that if I just cut that rubber out and plug in the park lights it will fuck them coz it's a sealed unit. Thinking theyre just from a metal cast that's used for both types kinda thing. Raizer, will it not matter that the park lights are orange if I go the indicator way? Cheers guys! Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakesae101 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 post a photo so i can get what your on about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Raizer, will it not matter that the park lights are orange if I go the indicator way?Cheers guys! Matt Yeah man orange is sweet as. 7.2(2) The light emitted from a forward-facing position lamp must be diffuse light that is substantially white or amber. http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/rules ... 04.html#33 And yeah a pic of the headlight would help too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Just drill a hole in your indicators as suggested, and mount the park bulbs in those. Did it to the Alfa when I went to aftermarket units and never once had a problem with WOF or otherwise in 8 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two_days_late Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Got it sorted, just silicones the park bulb behind the clear clear bit on the sealed unit. Passed wof sweet as. Will do for now till I get some decent lights. Cheers for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakesae101 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Got it sorted, just silicones the park bulb behind the clear clear bit on the sealed unit. Passed wof sweet as. Will do for now till I get some decent lights.Cheers for the help this was what i was trying to get at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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