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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Salina, Kansas
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quick question
here it is at 1 am.. and i dont wanna pull truck outta garage to figure this out.. i got blinkers working..idk about rear because bed aint on.. but they work fine.. question is.. how to i get them to light up with the headlights..im thinking i missed a ground.. is that the culprit? and if i did is it driver or pass. that i need to look at
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Lafayette, GA
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Re: quick question
more than likely if your blinkers are working then you dont have a ground issue....... without going out to look at my own truck i would say you have a problem with the headlight switch, or possibly a blown fuse...
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Fort Smith,AR
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Re: quick question
Hmm, I have a '67, and mine don't come on with headlights. Mine are blinkers only, they come on without headlights on, but headlights on and parklights off. I always ran their hot wire to a hot wire on the headlight. My guess would yours are either like mine or there's a ground off, but if they are on with the parklights only then yours may be like mine. I don't know what wires you took off, did you miss something if you took some wires off? Some cars don't use them with headlights, and some do.
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The Red Menace
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Roseburg, OR
Posts: 577
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Re: quick question
On some older vehicles the park or running lights go out when the headlights come on. It's one or the other, either the park lights are on, or the headlights are. This is more common to vehicles with 6 volt electrical systems, but I'm not sure when it was done away with.
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Big Red - Now its a SWB!
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Oroville, Ca
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Re: quick question
my 68 is the same way and I thought something was wrong, but maybe not...
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Re: quick question
begining in 68, the parking lights were required per federal DOT to stay on with the headlights.
on to the original question.... what exactly are you trying to do, you said your blinkers work fine... but you want them to come on with the headlights.... is 'THEM' talking about parking lights... or turn signals? |
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: South Florida
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Re: quick question
for what it's worth the side lights (Fender/bedside) come on with my headlights and stay on all the time. If I pull the switch to the first spot those lights come on and if I pull it all the way they still stay on. If I turn the turn signals on the respective light from whichever side will blink accordingly including the bumper lights.
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