How then in Canada do the have it on the books for all new cars must have
"Driving Lights" on all of the time. My wife just got a new SAAB and you
can not turn off these lights without pulling a fuse (offered to be done by
the dealer when we picked up the car). To me they look like they are the
old parking lights.
Jim House
46 Chevy 3104 (without working parking lights - up front - YET....)
Hollis, NH
>From: "Tibbers" <tibbers@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: "Tibbers" <tibbers@earthlink.net>
>To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Parking lights
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 04:17:00 -0700
>
>That is correct......one cannot legally drive with JUST the parking lights
>on. I was told a story once, by a cop who had no reason to lie to me, that
>there had been cases where folks would see a car approaching with the white
>parking lights on, and think it was a distant car's headlights......and
>that
>there were actually fatalities associated with this mistaken perception, so
>laws were enacted to make it illegal.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Doug Pewterbaugh
>Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 8:47 PM
>To: New Mexico Jim
>Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Parking lights
>
>
>I thought that all of the characteristics of older vehicles were
>grandfathered in to not be illegal (no seatbelts required, no blinkers
>required, etc.). Basically, whatever the standard was at the time doesn't
>need to be "re"engineered to be legal today. So, why do the parking (or
>running) lights need to be rewired? Or are you just saying that you can't
>DRIVE with them on alone with law changes since out trucks were built?
>
>Regards,
>Doug Pewterbaugh
>dpewter@msn.com
>Denton, TX
>49 3104 216 5-window
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: New Mexico Jim <ADvent@thuntek.net>
>Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 4:49 PM
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Parking lights
>
>
> > You can run a diode in the right direction to make them work with the
>headlamps
> > and normal with just the park lamps. Or run the park lamp wire to the
>headlamps
> > for both. Running park lamps only is illegal anyhoo.. Mike, I will post
>your
> > pics tomorrow. I have been super busy, ok. Sorry for being so late with
>it. I
> > lost my software to upload to my server and just found it.
> >
> > Doug Pewterbaugh wrote:
> >
> > > This discussion occurred a while ago on the list & was confirmed that
>the
> > > running (parking) lights were correctly wired to go out when the
>headlights
> > > came on. It was summarized that in later years, autos were wired to
>keep
> > > the running lights on when the headlights were turned on, in order to
>help
> > > distinguish oncoming cars from motorcycles when one headlight was
>burned
> > > out.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Doug Pewterbaugh
> > > dpewter@msn.com
> > > Denton, TX
> > > 49 3104 216 5-window
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <MLayton324@aol.com>
> > > To: <climbandmaintain@yahoo.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 4:02 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Parking lights
> > >
> > > > mike
> > > > on my 50 model the parking lights go off when the headlites go on
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mike Layton
> > > > Sumter SC
> > > >
> > > > 37 1ton
> > > > 50 2 ton
> > > > 50 suburban 3106
> > > > 50 3600 wrecker
> > > > 50 3100
> > > > 50 panel
> > > > 51 panel
> > > > 51 3600 flat bed dually
> > > > 51 suburban 3116
> > > > 52 suburban 3116
> > > > 52 3100 5wdo
> > > > 59 apache fleetside
> > > > 66 c20
> > > > 68c30
> > > >
> > > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
>1959
> > >
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
>1959
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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