Tail lights on mc-9
 

Tail lights on mc-9

Started by hogi6123, June 28, 2020, 05:49:05 AM

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hogi6123

I'm testing my tail lights.

This is on a MC-9, I'm pretty sure the lights are not original.

Turn signal: C blinks.
Turn on clearance lights only: A, B, E come on.
Press brakes only: A, B come on bright.
Clearance lights and brakes: A, B are on bright, E goes out.
D never turns on.

Identical behavior on the other side.

I suspect E should simply be a clearance light (and not turn off when I press the brakes), and D should be a brake light along with A and B.  I know I can wire them to do whatever I want, but is there a general practice that applies to the functions of these lights?  I also know I have to make sure all the bulbs and grounds are good.
1981 MC-9

buswarrior

All bets are off, that's a dress-up kit on your '9.

Make it do what you want it to do.

The later coaches that the kit resembles, the upper light was brakes only and a lower brake light too, for 4 lights.

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior
Frozen North, Greater Toronto Area
new project: 1995 MCI 102D3, Cat 3176b, Eaton Autoshift

hogi6123

It turns out D is just a reflector, no bulb.  That's not what I would have chosen, but whatever.
1981 MC-9