Nav lights problem

[LIforrelaxin]

Originally Posted by dippasan

Most of the problem was caused by my own mistake. I inadvertently put a single contact bulb into the double contact receptacle for the bow nav light so it was making contact with both posts in the socket. I don't know how I did that. I have a nice organizer with lots of different automotive bulbs but some how I just grabbed the wrong one at some point but what's more frustrating is that I wasn't able to solve it on my own.
He also found a switched 12v wire or that was supposed to be connected to the ignition but was connected to the nav switch powering the light whenever the key is on

Thanks.

We all have those Bonehead moments.... when we think we have done something right it is very had to convince ourselves other wise.....

[dippasan]

Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

We all have those Bonehead moments.... when we think we have done something right it is very had to convince ourselves other wise.....

Yup!!
Sometimes I outsmart myself without even tryin'.

[BroadHopper]

Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

We all have those Bonehead moments.... when we think we have done something right it is very had to convince ourselves other wise.....

School of Hard Knocks graduate.