[TR] p700 lights with sidelight

[Don Hiscock]

Sidelights in the headlamp are in fact pretty common on European lamps
(back when lights were more like our cars).  They're wired exactly as
Randall notes -- as parking lights.

The tiny wattage from the sidelight bulb would make no difference to the
main or dipped beam.  They can be ignored when the real lights are on --
there's no real reason to have them turn off.

On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 9:02 PM, Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:

> > So I had to replace the headlights for the TR3a and got a set of these.
> > As you can see in the image they have a "sidelight" wired in the bowl.
>
> My understanding is that they are normally used the same as what we call
> "parking lights", and hence normally wired into the tail light circuit.
> (red
> wire)
>
> But since your car already has side lights mounted in the grille, I suppose
> there is no reason you can't wire the new ones to be on whenever the
> ignition is on.  Typically they only draw around 5 watts (less than 1 amp
> for both of them), so there is probably no need to turn them off when the
> headlights are on.  But you could do that too if you want, by adding a
> relay
> operated by the headlight switch and using the NC contact to pass power
> from
> the ignition circuit (green wire) to the new side lights.
>
> -- Randall
>
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