Am in the process of finishing up the wirng. on the 67 Alpine V6 conversion. The alpine was just a body with no wirng. harness.So I used custom 12 fuse wirng. harness. Have finished rebuilding the turn sig. mech. and would like to know what the blue and brown wires that come out of the turn sig switch are used for.. My guess is they were for headlight dip. But the turn sig. mechanism has no provisions for the lever to dip the head lights.. My question is Are the brown and blue wires necessary for anything and must be conected to anything and if so what are they need to be conected to, or do I just disreguard them?? Thanks Earl Blu Oval
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brown and blue wire
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Earl, The wiring diagram :
http://www.sunbeamalpine.org/downloads/wiring_diagrams/s5_diagram.pdf
shows a Brown and a Blue/Wht wire going to the turn switch. The Blue/Wht goes to the dip switch and the Brown goes to 12 V power. But my switch, like yours , does not have those contacts, which would allow you to flash your lights. So just tape them up and leave them alone.
Tom
http://www.sunbeamalpine.org/downloads/wiring_diagrams/s5_diagram.pdf
shows a Brown and a Blue/Wht wire going to the turn switch. The Blue/Wht goes to the dip switch and the Brown goes to 12 V power. But my switch, like yours , does not have those contacts, which would allow you to flash your lights. So just tape them up and leave them alone.
Tom
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Brown and Blue wires
I checked my wiring diagrams in several different books, looking for your wires. First...the turn signal stalk does not dip the headlights. There is a large button on the floorboard, upper left corner, that controls the headlights up or down beams. Wiring from this switch is generally blue, white and blue, white and red or brown. The brown wire goes to the light switch on the dash from the dip switch on the floor.
Not being an electrician, my best guess is that the wires you inquired about are related to the operation of your turn signals front and rear. Without them properly hooked up you won't have turn signals.
I know that wiring diagrams are a pain to decipher, but I think you will need one before you go much further with this project. Good luck.
I checked my wiring diagrams in several different books, looking for your wires. First...the turn signal stalk does not dip the headlights. There is a large button on the floorboard, upper left corner, that controls the headlights up or down beams. Wiring from this switch is generally blue, white and blue, white and red or brown. The brown wire goes to the light switch on the dash from the dip switch on the floor.
Not being an electrician, my best guess is that the wires you inquired about are related to the operation of your turn signals front and rear. Without them properly hooked up you won't have turn signals.
I know that wiring diagrams are a pain to decipher, but I think you will need one before you go much further with this project. Good luck.
Jim, Pete, I think the issue was that the harness he was using DID have the wires for the Headlamp flash on the column switch for RHD cars. But of course his LHD car did not have that type switch, so the wires were unneeded. He has taped them up.
And Pete, he does have a wiring diagram- I included in my previous reply a link to the one on our site !
Tom
And Pete, he does have a wiring diagram- I included in my previous reply a link to the one on our site !
Tom
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I am trying to rely on memory from 45 years ago when I had a 62 alpine left drive, as I remember the high low beam switch was on the floor and the turn sig lever just flashed the lights.But I'm not sure .. The lever could have switched hi low beam as well as the turn sig. My series V has no provisions for this flash or hi low beam change via the lever.. other than the switch having the brown and blue wires coming out of it but no trip mechanism on the Turn sig mechanism. that leads me to belive that the brown and blue wire are not of any use.. As Tom stated... Earl blu oval
I am trying to rely on memory from 45 years ago when I had a 62 alpine left drive, as I remember the high low beam switch was on the floor and the turn sig lever just flashed the lights.But I'm not sure .. The lever could have switched hi low beam as well as the turn sig. My series V has no provisions for this flash or hi low beam change via the lever.. other than the switch having the brown and blue wires coming out of it but no trip mechanism on the Turn sig mechanism. that leads me to belive that the brown and blue wire are not of any use.. As Tom stated... Earl blu oval
Earl, your description is exactly how I interpret the wiring drawing. The floor switch is used for switching Hi/ Lo beams on both LHD and RHD versions, but the dwg also shows the extra wires and switch for flashing the headlights.
Pete, The drawing I linked DOES show the headlight flasher wires - that's how I knew what Earl's issue was. See the brown wire and the Blue/Wht wire going to the Flasher Switch. But it does not say they are for RHD only, so your attachment is helpful.
Tom
Pete, The drawing I linked DOES show the headlight flasher wires - that's how I knew what Earl's issue was. See the brown wire and the Blue/Wht wire going to the Flasher Switch. But it does not say they are for RHD only, so your attachment is helpful.
Tom
Mike , if you have a turn signal switch that has the extra 2 wires (Blu/Wht and Brown), and that has the extra motion (tilts toward you as well as goes clockwise and CCW, and your wiring harness includes the 2 extra wires, then yes, just hook 'em up.
But I cannot confirm that all switches from a RHD drive car has those extra terminals or that extra action. Nor am I sure that all wiring harnesses have the extra wires.
Tom
But I cannot confirm that all switches from a RHD drive car has those extra terminals or that extra action. Nor am I sure that all wiring harnesses have the extra wires.
Tom