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    DIETZ headlight wire colors?

     



    i have some dietz headlights that say 9-82 SAE-H on them
    problem is i dont know what wire is what.
    i have
    red
    green
    blue
    yellow
    can any of you guys throw me a bone here?
    thanks!
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    Billy,
    My Dietz were only three wire (red low beam, green high beam, black ground) so yours must have a marker lamp internal? My guess is that they will be red low, green high, blue ground and yellow marker. You likely know this, but you can check continuity/resistance to verify the colors - clamp one lead on your blue wire, and you should see continuity to the red with some resistance for the low beam filament, continuity to the green with a higher resistance for the high beam, and then continuity with a much lower resistance for the marker. If that checks than a quick check with a hot wire from your battery to the yellow, red and then green will verify the colors.
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    I GOT THIS FROM A BUDDY


    Originally Posted by mortten
    Those look like their old style plow lights without the turn signals on them. They probably used the same plug and the yellow and green ones don't do anything. If I remember right the wiring was:
    Red High beam
    Blue Low beam
    Green Park light
    Yellow Turn
    Grounded through the mount.
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