60-66 chevy parklights

[brawley]

I have a 1965 chevy C-10, I was wondering whats the easiest way to keep the parklights on when my headlights are on. I've heard of using a scotchlock-or quickconnector and tie in the #4 post To the #7 post in the headlight switch, does this sound right? Any other ideas? Thanks.

[ChiefRocka]

Yeap the rear tail output to the front parks...


John

[slammed1966chevy]

hmm this is good that i cam acorss this i want to do it to mine is it hard to do it ?

[ChiefRocka]

Originally Posted by slammed1966chevy

hmm this is good that i cam acorss this i want to do it to mine is it hard to do it ?

Basically the wire that feeds the rear taillights must be connected to the front parking light wire

The front parkling lights only come on in the middle position of the headlight switch....but the rears come on regardless of position. So by connecting the two together, you will get front output as well.

John

[19GMC63]

so what is the purpose of the scotchlok? Aren't you just connecting 4 wires together?

[Captainfab]

Originally Posted by 19GMC63

so what is the purpose of the scotchlok? Aren't you just connecting 4 wires together?

No you're connecting two wires that are parallel to each other. By using a Scotchlock' you're just creating a connection between the two wires. I might add that if you use a Scotchlock, you'll need to cut out the tab inside so that you can use it on two continuous wires. At least thats they way I've done it.

[19GMC63]

I'm still confused, sorry. lol


So your taking the brown and purple wires, parallel to eachother, and "fusing" them together, right?

So why can't I just double them up in a butt connector?

[brawley]

thanks for the replys, I'm going to try this soon, looks like the brown and purple wire are what to tie together.

[19GMC63]

ok, butt connector works, no need to buy one of them there fancy connector thingys.

[LILRED66]

Here is the method I used to make the park lamps come on with the head lights. It is the short red jumper wire with the black connectors. I like the Scotchlock snap-on connector like CheifRocka used, however I only had the black connectors in my eletrical connector arsenal. For some reason, I had to use the purple and blue wires to make it work. Perhaps the previous owner had done some shade tree electrical modifications. In any event, it works and I like to look at night better than just the head lights.

Good luck with your modification.

[brawley]

I tied the purple and brown #4 and #7 post. The park lights come on with the headlights but now my turn signals will not come on when the headlights are on, any ideas how to fix this? thanks.

[63 & 64 Bowties]

just a wild guess...bad ground? does the "brightness" on the parking lights change at all with the flasher?

[brawley]

The lights are bright and the rear signals come on, but for some reason the front lights do not blink? Do I need diffrent bulbs? Where would I have a bad ground? thanks.

[63 & 64 Bowties]

another guess, but could someone have rewired your front park lights? when you have just the park lights on, are they brighter than the flashing turn signal with lights off? that could mean that the filaments are wired backwards (bright side to park lights, dimmer side to signals.)

[19GMC63]

they still should blink though, regardless of what filament is being used.

So when the parklights are on, and you put on the blinker, does the park light on that side get brighter and stay solid, or do they not get brighter at all? Do your indicators in your dash blink?

edit: it could be a bad ground, are your parklight housings rusty?

[salazar44]

What harness are the brown and purple on?

[NF65Fleetside]

Originally Posted by 19GMC63

they still should blink though, regardless of what filament is being used.

You sure about that? I think all blinkers are dual filament since they are dual purpose bulbs, unless the single filament is in a degsinated blinker socket right?

[raiden7800]

If the bulbs are in backwards, the bigger filament will be so bright that you cant see the smaller blinking. If you try turning the bulbs around, you may find that they do blink, and pretty brightly at that because they will be utilizing the bigger filament.

[19GMC63]

Its impossible to put parklight bulbs in backwards. One slot is shorter than the other, and one nipple thing on the bulb is further up the bulb than the other.

[brawley]

I used a quick connector on the headlight harness-I connected the brown and purple wire together,this causes the parklights to come on with headlights, However now they don't blink when I turn my turn signals on. The signals in the dash come on and the rear lights blink.The front parklights are on they do not get brighter or dimmer they stay the same. everything else works fine. Any ideas? thanks.

[ChiefRocka]

OK..I know this was asked already....but

When you turn on your headlights, are the front P.L. lighting up the running light or the brighter turn signal filiament ??

How about when you turn the headlights off...does it flash at all ?? Is it dimmer then when the HL are on with no turn signal ??

Have you checked the harness plug at the firewall with a test light ??

With the headlights on you should have only one hot lead at that connector.

Then check you turn signals....LT should flash on side.....and RT should flash the other connector.

This shouldn't that big of a deal to figure out. Start at that connector, and let us know what you got.

And also, if the sockets are worn out, you can insert a bulb backwards, BTW.

[ChiefRocka]

Also...did everything work correctly before all of this ??

You think you might of bumped something loose under the dash ??

John

[brawley]

thanks for the replys, the parklights work when my headlights are off, but when I turn my headlights on the get brighter and do not blink. Did I do the right thing connecting the purple and brown wires in the headlight harness or is this something else? thanks.

[63 & 64 Bowties]

you may want to check the pigtail in behind the socket. i can't remember if the front lights are the same as the taillights, but i know with taillights you can plug the pigtail in backwards. the bulb won't go in backwards, but the short pigtail that comes off the socket is reversable on the taillights, and maybe front parks too.