----- Original Message -----
From: <msnbcnnbcbs@juno.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 2:06 PM
Subject: DML: ignition Halo light woes!!!!
> Well, i decide to finally give it a shot.
>
>
> i took off the plastic housing, i found the bulb, but no wiring. So i cut
> the wires as far as i could from the bulb. I then got a set of wires
> (speaker wires, all i had), connected them to the bulb, and ran them
> below the steering column. I got one end and pluged it into the fuse for
> the parking lights (for (+) positive power 15 amps) and then i got a pair
> of plyers, yanked out the door switched, found three wires: black,
> blue/black, and blue/pink (or red). I tried it in one of them , and low
> and behold.....
>
>
> IT ACTUALLY LIT UP AND TURNED OFF WITH THE DOOR SWITCH!!!
>
> as i basked in its warm glowing warming glow, reality struck: i started
> smelling smoke! the wire i had just placed was so hot that i actually
> burned my-self when i touched it!
>
> besides the fact i didnt use electrical tape, i used poor quality
> thin-gauge speaker wire, and i didnt even know what the hell i was
> doing.... what went wrong? wrong wire to connect on the door switch? was
> 15 amps (fuse) a bad place to connect postive (+)(too much for a small
> light)? i did it with my fog lights and it never smoked. someone with
> some electrical expertise tell me how to get this thing to work without
> causing a fire? where else can i get (+) power?
>
> (I dont have convenience lights (light group), or the time delay, so
> thats not an option)
>
> how can i fix it?
>
>
> thanx
>
> Guahiro
> 99 RC V6
>
>
----- Original Message -----
From: <JoeB327@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: DML: halo light info.
>
> From what I understand, (talking to techs at the dealership) the
halo-light
> worked up until the 1998 model year and DC stopped putting the wiring in
in
> 1999 (but the bulb is still there). Anyway, here is a very helpful and
> informative link for this discussion.
>
> http://home.talkcity.com/GasolineAlley/digitaljay/ignition.htm
> (Don't forget to click on the link for detailed instructions)
>
> Hope this helps the original poster trying to get the light to work ( and
> ends this thread).
> Good Luck,
> Joe B.
>
>From an earlier post, I used speaker wire also, taped into the under dash
foot
light with both wires. Works very well, no overheating...
Rich from T-town
99 cc 5.2 auto
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