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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 03:55 PM
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From: Alberta, Canada
Car: '82 & '84 Trans-Am
Engine: LG4 305 & L69 305 H.O.
Transmission: TH200C & 700 R4
Axle/Gears: 3:23 & 3:73 10 bolt
Lighting problem

I own a '84 Trans-Am and my park lights work fine until I turn on the signals, they then go haywire, like something is crossed. I noticed that my park/headlight switch is acting up, the headlights will not raise unless the switch is kind of rocked halfway, could this be causing the wires/lights to cross?
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 05:49 PM
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Your description of the light switch operation leads me to guess that the switch itself is failing.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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Switch

I agree with Vader, I had a similar problem where my lights were going nuts in the gauge cluster when driving at night. I noticed that when I played around with the switch itself it made a difference.

Replaced the switch and all was fine
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 10:27 PM
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From: Alberta, Canada
Car: '82 & '84 Trans-Am
Engine: LG4 305 & L69 305 H.O.
Transmission: TH200C & 700 R4
Axle/Gears: 3:23 & 3:73 10 bolt
Headlight Woes

Thanks dudes, you just confirmed my very thoughts on that switch being worn, can one still be ordered through GM? F- bodies rule!!!!!!!
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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Car: VIN=85 T/A, CAR=82/3 T/A gfx, go figure. She's a T/A anyway!
Engine: 5.0, Holley 600 cfm 4-barrel
Transmission: THM350 ??
I believe TDS sell them too.

Mark.
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