Slick, I like it!!! I'll let you know when I get around to it!!
Any reason why one couldn't use an existing switch?
Andy Proudfoot 77B
Gander, Nfld
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
To: MG list <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: October 31, 1999 8:17 PM
Subject: "lights on" warning
>
>There are a few times when I want lights on without the ignition being
>on, & I did not want to go to the trouble of wiring a relay from the
>ignition to the light switch, so here is a very simple solution:
>
>Install a 2nd switch in the door jamb, similar to the one that turns on
>(?) your courtesy light- you know, that blinding source of light on your
>console. This switch makes ground when the door is opened. Splice into
>one of your parking lights- not the turn signal wire- by using a double
>Lucar connector, or your preferred method, as long as it is not a
>"Scotch lock". connect the 2 wires- one from the light, the other from
>the jamb switch- to the buzzer of your choice. Mine came from a 70's MG,
>& had only 2 terminals. The seat belt buzzers from later MG's have a
>connector I can't fathom. Any 12V buzzer from Rat Shack or some other
>source will work just fine.
>
>I used the parking lamp rather than the head lite, since they are less
>noticible, & therefore easier to leave on.
>
>Jim Stuart
>
>V8 B's & '68 Bronco
>
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