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Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2
Dan Gillitzer
> <snip>The green turn signal lens is actually made from a green plastic.
> One of
> the original magazine write-ups for the Bugeye mentioned the green turn
> signal as being bright enough to almost blind you at night when you are
> making a turn. I find <unsnip>
> This is something else which I can finally verify after lots of research,
> etc on reassembling my basketcase Mk2. This problem actually was corrected
> with the Mk2. It was weird piecing it together. Had some new switches to
> use, and some old ones still collecting dust. While assembling the car, I
> found I was "one terminal short" at the headlight switch. I should have
> had a place for a wire coming from the flasher, then one to the indicator.
> I wondered why they need the wire to make a "stop" at the headlight
> switch, it's for the TURN signal indicator fer Petes sake. Grabbed the old
> and apparently original headlight switch (broken toggle) and found the
> correct amount of terminals, and took it apart to try to make sense of it.
> Between these terminals, believe it or not, is a PRINTED CIRCUIT with a
> zig-zag pattern that produced about 40 ohms of resistance. Took apart the
> NEW switch, put the new toggle on the old switch, and sure enough, the
> whole purpose is to dim the indicator with the parking lights or
> headlights are on! I also read the old review that complained of the
> too-bright turn signal indicator at night, so possibly this is a response
> to that. Really makes a big difference in the brightness.
> Dan
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