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bighealeysource

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Hey All,
Installing Moss driving lights on my BN6 - onto a badge
bar - and have a question. I have connected the hot lead to
the light and it appears that when I close it up, the reflector housing grounds to the driving light shell
which I believe would be a good thing but as the actual
bulb has a fitting for a hot and ground, the grounding
of the reflector housing to the shell basically negates
the intended ground. Result, no light !!! I don't know
if I am explaining myself well but trying to figure out
how to wire this thing.
Thanks,
Mike
 
Mike--

If there is continuity between one of the receptacle's leads and the case and between the case and the badge bar then you have a good ground and bringing hot to the other lead should give you a working light.

Try testing between the case and the battery negative with an ohm meter and some long test leads--perhaps the bar is isolated by corrosion, etc. Ground can be so elusive....
 
To do this properly will require a ground conductor routed from the pin on thelamp receptacle to a chassis ground on the car. I believe there is one on the wheel arch inside theengine compartment that can be used to construct a dedicated ground.-FWIW---Keoke
 
Hey guys,
Thanks for your help. Grounded the light using a separate lead as Keoke
recommended and it works perfectly !
Regards,
Mike
 
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