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Old May 11th, 2005, 07:57 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lshadoff
You are correct. To bypass the dimmer, the black wire is connected to the R/Y. This puts 12V to the bulbs when the lighting switch is on.

EDIT: I cleaned up and corrected my error above.

Lew
That explains why the stereo installer put the ground for the stereo on the dash lights in my sisters' car then. The R/Y would test as a ground with the car off, but then when powered on it shorted. Ahhhhhh Danielson.
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