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Re: [T3] Wiring




Mike Wodkowski wrote:

> Or are Bug headlights larger than T3s.

They are the same.

> But here's the question. The wiring guide in the Bentley for 72's shows the
> gray + wire running 1st to the side marker, then to the larger bulb. No
> black - wire to the side marker. The black - wire runs only to the large
> bulb. Now, this did not work on my setup since my side markers had mini
> terminals that required both gray and black wires be run to both the front
> and side marker socket terminals (the wires had to be pigtailed). At lease
> this is what it took for my side markers to operate properly. So what gives
> with the wiring diagram, or what did I do wrong?

The - (negative) is NOT black on German cars, it is BROWN (nature's own earth
color) So you need to straighten that out. Grey to the parking light, black is
turn signal, brown is earth and connects to the turn signal casing.

PerL
73 Variant L

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