Marchal light wiring

[68sunlitgold]

I have seen Marchal lights with both one and two connection wiring. Just wondering what other CS owners with Marchal lights have. :
Doug

 

[Jayscal]

I have the Marshall lights, but there was no wiring or bulbs, when I acquired my car. The switch was there, and when it was turned on, it would light up the instrument panel and the tail lights. I fitted old VW bug head light bulbs in the marshall housing and wired the to the switch. They work, but they will not blind any deer.

Interesting story here... I bought the car in CA,where I had lived. Five years later this old guy flags me down while driving, and he is yelling "thats my car". So I pulled over, and we started talking. In California the plate stayed with the car for life, or until you wanted to change it, he had reconized the black and yellow plate. the guy was the original owner, his name was the one in my original owners manual. Unfortunately, he didn't have any of the original paper work. I did ask him about why there were no wires or bulbs in the fog lamps. He told me about the fog lamp recall. When he took the car in, they showed him the Lucas lamps which they wanted to install. He said "no way" I don't like those, I like the ones I have. The only way he could keep the original ones, was to have the bulbs and wires removed. So, thats what happened to my wires, and bulbs.

I hope we get some more input on this subject, as some day i would like to wire these things up correctly.

 

[StraightSix]

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The only way he could keep the original ones, was to have the bulbs and wires removed. So, thats what happened to my wires, and bulbs.
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Very interesting! I wonder if you could get that to pass in concourse judging. Maybe you would need a letter from the guy? I don't know much about judging, so perhaps it wouldn't fly at all.

I would love to talk to the original owner of my car.

I would also love to talk to the guy who put the current paint job on

-Winston

 

[68sunlitgold]

Jayscal,
I still have not heard the final answer to this question, I have seen 1 & 2 wire connections, the reason I asked the quesiton in the first place is I found a NOS pair of Marchal lights and they have a ground connection to the housing, whcih inturn once connected to the car acts as the ground (I attached a picture it's hard to see but it is the black wire on the left side of the housing, it is connected to the rivet on the bottom then goes to the back of the bulb holder ground screw).
I will say that most of the people I have talked to about the connection say that they have 2 wires coming out of the light. Good Luck
Doug

 

[bigskygt]

marchal lights with two wire connections to the harness.

 

[68sunlitgold]

Bigskygt,
what color are the wires and what type of connection do you have, are they like the lucas lights with 2 cannon plugs? Thanks
Doug

 

[bigskygt]

My Marchals have bullit type connectors, one male and one female. the plug ends are molded into a boot. that is part of the wire.

 

[bigskygt]

Doug, Both wires are black.