interior lights and tail lights went out
06-06-2005, 06:27 AM
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interior lights and tail lights went out
last week when i went to get my car i hit the alarm button and my parking lights/interior lights go on. when i start the car and turn on my parking lights, they didnt work. checked fuse it was fine. decided to just drive without those lights, no biggie. saturday night the taillights went out (the parking ones, brake is still fine). i checked fuse again and it was fine. i took an old switch from radio shack and basically i took a constant 12v source and wired it to the parking light wire on the driver's side. my switch method worked for about an hour then it died. any suggestions?? i have 2 neons and indiglo's wired to the parking light switch, and it's not wired to the dimmer. it's been working fine for over 3 years. thanks
06-06-2005, 10:39 AM
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it could be the headlight switch. we had the same problem in our 88 legend, and had to have that switch fixed twice. there was a bad connection in there, and power to either the dash or tail lights would be lost. the tail and dash lighting are connected, so that if the tail lights go out, the dash lights will also go out. that way, you'll know something's wrong.
06-06-2005, 11:44 AM
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yeah im pretty sure it's the switch like you said cuz when i directly put a 12v it will turn on... is there a way to fix it myself?? the actual switch? cuz it's turning on the headlights just fine
06-06-2005, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by azn1028
yeah im pretty sure it's the switch like you said cuz when i directly put a 12v it will turn on... is there a way to fix it myself?? the actual switch? cuz it's turning on the headlights just fine
if it is the switch, i'd just get a new one. we had ours fixed once, and it went bad again. try ebay.
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Parking and Tail lights
I had the same problem with my parking/tail /dash lights not coming on. We tried replacing the turn signal switch and once we put it in, we noticed smoke coming from the dash....it was a wire in my radio system that was bad. We fixed the wire, and replaced the fuse....finally i had lights again!!! Problem is now, the next day I turn my lights on, when I got home to turn them off, THEY WONT GO ALL THE WAY OFF!!! Until i find a solution, i am unhooking the battery every time i leave the car. Any suggestions????
