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Old 09-23-2010, 03:28 PM   #1
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Question Help with wiring harness

Is it possible and or feasible to use a wiring harness for cowl lights in a car without cowl lights and 2 bulb headlights? If yes, how would it be installed?
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Old 09-23-2010, 03:38 PM   #2
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I would just buy the correct harness.

Yes, you can fix the harness, but you'd have to splice onto the cowl light wire and run a wire to each headlight, so you'd have an extra wire hanging loose. Then you'd have to have the bullet ends soldered on and the correct socket for 3 wires.
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Technically it is very simple;

Splice two wires to the end of the wire that goes to the cowls lights and run one to each headlight small bulb socket.
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Old 09-24-2010, 05:11 AM   #4
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Or buy a pair of Cat Eye or other driving lights and run them off of the cowl circuit. That's what I did.

Cowl illuminate only for turn signals, and the Cat Eye's are my Daytime Running Lights and occasionally my "get home at night" lights when the halogens have a problem.
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