RE: {Chrysler 300} C300 headlights

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

Correction:  

Parking lights and nearly all other electrical lights and deices in the 1955 C-300 are protected by 10-50-Amp circuit breakers.  The only fuses shown in the Service Manual are a 14-Amp for the radio and a 3-Amp for the clock.  Your notes indicate +6VDC is always present at the light switch. A yellow wire runs from the "H" slot on the headlight switch to the dimmer switch if you want to trace the power.  You might check to see if you can get a high-beam light on the panel.  If so, this indicates power is getting to the dimmer switch.  From the dimmer switch, two separate wires go to the terminal block and thence to the two sealed beams.  It seems extremely unlikely that both wires would fail.  I can't recall how the sealed beams get their critical grounds but that should be checked out.  It seems each headlight connector has a short pigtail with a ring-eye terminal that is fastened to a suitable place on the body, frame or headlight door.

Rich B.


-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Barber <c300@xxxxxxx> 
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2022 2:18 PM
To: 'Bob Podstawski' <bobp8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; '300 Club' <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: {Chrysler 300} C300 headlights

Check both high & low beam to determine if the problem is at the dimmer switch.  If neither hi nor low beams work, the problem may be failed headlight contacts or  breaker in the headlight switch.  Other: Make sure terminal block for all front-end lights is clear  A short there (or elsewhere) would take out the breaker in the headlight switch. Park lights are protected with a fuse.  

Rich Barber
Ex C-300 lover
Hot, dry Brentwood CA

-----Original Message-----
From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Bob Podstawski
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2022 1:59 PM
To: 300 Club <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: {Chrysler 300} C300 headlights

Hi all.., hope to hear a quick fix!! Firing up the ‘55 for the spring…and find my headlight dark! Parking taillights all good. Give me the news!
Tnx
Bob  

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