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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 04:46 PM
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My parking lights don't work.......

The fuse blew so I changed it, turned the lights on, and it blew again. Did it again, same thing happened. My headlights work when I turn them on, but I have no parking lights or taillights so I won't be able to drive at night. Any clue on what the problem is? I know it could be a number of things, but any info would help a lot.
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Old Jan 2, 2003 | 11:28 PM
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http://92b4crs.tripod.com/86wiring/86wiringindex.html

try looking at the wiring diagrams on here..

sounds like maybe a short or something. when did this start happening? were you doing anything that may have caused this?
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Old Jan 12, 2003 | 12:26 AM
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Re: My parking lights don't work.......

Originally posted by AcSeb
The fuse blew so I changed it, turned the lights on, and it blew again. Did it again, same thing happened. My headlights work when I turn them on, but I have no parking lights or taillights so I won't be able to drive at night. Any clue on what the problem is? I know it could be a number of things, but any info would help a lot.
try pulling bulbs and checking for voltage drops around the parking light circuits. it sounds like you probably have a short somewhere though. just hope it's in a bulb... the hanging wires under the nose can be prone to worn insulation (i.e. exposed wire that could touch metal), and the same goes for the tail lights, since the wire can get crunched in there too.

also try it w/o the parking lights but just the brakes. that might help limit where you have to look for shorts.
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