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Job · 09-23-2010, 03:28 PM

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?
Thanks for the help, Job

Tom Wesenberg · 09-23-2010, 03:38 PM

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.

Mike V. Florida · 09-23-2010, 04:51 PM

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.

roccaas · 09-24-2010, 05:11 AM

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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.

09-23-2010, 03:28 PM	#1
Job Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Port Hadlock, WA Posts: 28	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? Thanks for the help, Job

09-23-2010, 03:38 PM	#2
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Help with wiring harness 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.

09-23-2010, 04:51 PM	#3
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida between Sarasota and TampaSouth Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Help with wiring harness 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. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

09-24-2010, 05:11 AM	#4
roccaas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,300	Re: Help with wiring harness Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) 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. __________________ 20 years ago we had Johnny Cash, Steve Jobs, and Bob Hope. Now we have no Cash, no Jobs, and no Hope...please don't let Kevin Bacon die!