Re: [T3] wraparound indicators

["Daniel Baum" <dbaum@isdn.net.il>]

Hi all,

I'm a bit confused by all this.

All modern cars, at least in Israel, have a pair of amber indicators at the
front and another pair at the side. as far as I know this is the same
nowadays in all countries that I have visited, e.g. England and Germany, and
also in the US, although US cars appear to have red indicator lights at the
back.  I intend to wire up my Type 34 to be like this.

Different countries have or had different rules at to the colours of these
lights, and also apparently as to their function. What exactly are parking
lights for? I have never been to a country where you are supposed to turn on
lights when parking. Surely all this would do would be to run down your
battery. I did once have a 1987 Passat though which had an elaborate (and
nonfunctional) system which allowed you to turn on the lights on one side
using the indicator switch. Apparently the Type 3 had a similar system. All
the modern cars that I have driven (e.g. Ford Focus, Hyundai Accent) all
have "parking lights" - i.e. the lowest beam of the headlights - although I
have never used them for anything.

Would anyone care to explain what the side marker lights were for, if not as
a second pair of indicators, and which colours and functions were used in
which countries? Also, just on a point of general information, what are you
supposed to do with the lowest headlight setting?




Daniel Baum
'69 T34: Everything's missing, nothing works



>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Scott Taylor <scottbtaylor@earthlink.net>
> To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 5:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [T3] wraparound indicators
>
>
> >
> > I'm not sure about the 70s but until at least the mid-60s Italy required
> > both white front signals and amber flashing side indicators. I don't
> > know of any other country that had this particular combination. In the
> > Type 34 parts list it says option M34 (amber/white front wraparound
> > indicators and amber flashing side indicators) is for Italy.
> >
> > Interesting: the Type 3 parts list says amber flashing side indicators
> > (instead of parking lamps) were needed in Italy, Denmark, Austria, and
> > Finland.
> >
> These would be the wing-mounted side repeaters just ahead of the doors.
>
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