Ric, make sure that you have a good ground wire on each side, a ground on
the left only can and will cause the effect you describe.
Perry Smith
58 GMC Fleetside
58 Chevy stepside ina basket
Phoenix Arizona
>From: Ric McAnulty <ric_mcanulty@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Ric McAnulty <ric_mcanulty@yahoo.com>
>To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>Subject: [oletrucks] Headlight Wiring
>Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 13:02:29 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Saw some helpful info on wiring but I have a funny (ha
>ha) problem;
>One side (either high beam or low beam if I switch
>wires) on the passenger side headlight shines
>yellowish instead of bright white. Drivers side works
>fine, high or low. What I've done:
>1. bought new headlamp
>2. changed headlamp socket
>3. rewired from terminal to headlamp socket
>4. run new jumper wire from drivers side to passenger
>side terminals
>5. checked voltage at passengers side
>Always get the same result. If wired one way, high
>beam works great low beam goes yellowish, switch wires
>and reverse, low works great, high goes yellowish. No
>matter what, drivers side works fine. Did notice pn
>low beam a faint 'high beam' dash light (feed through
>somewhere?)
>
>HELP !
>
>Ric McAnulty
>'50 5-Window, Custom Cab
>with 235-6 4-speed
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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