Page 39 - Karmann Komment - V38 Issue 3

Karmann Komment Volume 38 | Issue 3
THE MECHANIC continued...
US Spec to UK Spec RHD pilot light conversion
US spec to UK spec RHD pilot light conversion
supplied by Simon Mann
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Fig 1
1. Remove chrome headlight ring with single screw (fig 1) .......2 Remove chrome headlight retaining ring which is held in by 3 screws (fig 2) ....... 3 this will leave the headlight loose from the headlight bucket. Pull off the wire connector (fig 3) off the back of the sealed unit headlamp.
Fig 3
4. Remove wheel for access to the wiring at the back of the front wing......... 5. Pull out the gray wire for the pilot light (fig 4) , check your wiring diagram for correct wire for model.........6. Cut off spade connector and extend the wire using a solder heat shrink connector, remembering to use foil to deflect the heat away from the panel (fig 5)............ 7. Pass wire through hole where main wiring for headlamp goes (fig 6)
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Before
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After
8. Make earth connection on headlamp bucket and feed behind bucket (fig 7) note extended pilot light wire (fig 8)........ 9. Connect wires to your pilot light and insert into pilot light hole in RHD headlamp (fig 9) and put wire connector back on main bulb (fig 10).... 10. Put headlamp retaining ring on headlamp and attach back onto headlamp bucket. 11. Attach headlamp ring back over bracket (fig 11) and secure with screw.