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Old 09-01-2009, 09:12 PM   #1
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parking lights go out

quick question guys when i turn the headlights on in my 67 the front parking lights go out.... now i know some vehicles did that... is mine supposed to do that?

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Old 09-01-2009, 09:19 PM   #2
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Re: parking lights go out

My '67 does that too. I think the idea was that you would not need the orange parking lights on when the headlights were on. At Drive-In movies, you used the parking lights only to drive to your spots so as not to disturb the viewers!!
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Old 09-01-2009, 09:29 PM   #3
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Re: parking lights go out

67 and older are supposed to do that.
Thats why they were called parking lights, used when you park/stand.
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Old 09-01-2009, 10:57 PM   #4
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Re: parking lights go out

sweet one more thing to check off the list thanks a bunch guys young kid learnin every day! lol


seat belts were an option back then too right.....


ohh heres a pic as of right now


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Old 09-02-2009, 06:02 AM   #5
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Re: parking lights go out

no, they were standard, and required by the feds
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Old 09-02-2009, 10:27 AM   #6
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Re: parking lights go out

If you want the parking lights to stay on get a newer front harness (70-72) and the parking lights will stay on. It could be in the switch too. Nost sure what makes it happen. Don't know what year of light switch I have but I do know I have a 70 harness and my parking lights are always on now.

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Old 09-03-2009, 08:14 PM   #7
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Re: parking lights go out

i want my parking lights to stay on, do i just replace the switch?
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Old 09-03-2009, 10:07 PM   #8
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Re: parking lights go out

I can't really answer that because I don't know what year of switch I am using.
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Old 09-04-2009, 05:48 PM   #9
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Arrow Re: parking lights go out

in 1968 federal standard's mandated that the park light's burn all the time , and also that vehicle's have side marker's ,

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Old 09-04-2009, 07:04 PM   #10
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Re: parking lights go out

theres a thread somewheres on here that shows which two wires on the switch harness to splice together to have them stay on with the lights on. I think its purple to brown but look it up just to be sure.
lap belts were mandatory but I dont think shoulder belts were even an option in 67
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