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**slepysal** · 05-12-2011, 12:59 AM

Did they work before? It could be a couple of things, as simple as bad bulbs or bad grounds. On my dome light one of the wires was cut , and on my brake lights the plug that conects to the cab was bad,and on my parking lights the fire wall plug was loose. It took a while with a test light to find it out.

Use a test light at the head light switch and see if the dimmer reostat (sp) is working ( even if it is new) check the dome light to see if there is any power to it.

Are the rear running lights working? Do the front turn signals work?
The parking lights do not work if the head lights are on, they come on only when the headlight switch is pulled 1/2 way out. Hope this helps a bit

05-12-2011, 12:59 AM	#2
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	Re: park, dome, brake lights problem Did they work before? It could be a couple of things, as simple as bad bulbs or bad grounds. On my dome light one of the wires was cut , and on my brake lights the plug that conects to the cab was bad,and on my parking lights the fire wall plug was loose. It took a while with a test light to find it out. Use a test light at the head light switch and see if the dimmer reostat (sp) is working ( even if it is new) check the dome light to see if there is any power to it. Are the rear running lights working? Do the front turn signals work? The parking lights do not work if the head lights are on, they come on only when the headlight switch is pulled 1/2 way out. Hope this helps a bit __________________ 1960 Apache long bed fleet L6 250 Clifford intake 2 bbl carb. Langdon cast headers with dual exhaust and bellflower tips. T-5 5 speed, power steering and power disc brakes. "Over, Around or through it... " Last edited by slepysal; 05-12-2011 at 01:01 AM.