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Originally Posted by cycleguy55
As you've discovered, headlamp dimmer switches aren't like household dimmers, they're just to switch between 'low' beams and 'high' beams.
I had thought about using a push button and a latching relay (like my '75 VW Rabbit), but I'm wiring mine with a toggle switch that will actuate a relay, switching between low and high beams. There will also be a blue high beam indicator lamp wired in to indicate when high beams are on.
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Yeah I considered wiring in an extra relay and as the headlights are on a 3 position switch was considering down would be low beams+parking and middle off and top high beams with parking. But then I figured that going completely black while switching to high beams may not be the best idea (even for a fraction of a second). And I thought down for just parking and up for headlights with the dimmer to control high/low wasn't too bad of an idea. If I dont like it I can always modify later especially since I have gone through the circuits and know where the wiring goes and what it does for the headlight circuit.