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Title: 1960 front parking lights
Post by: 60kaddydaddy on October 18, 2017, 08:45:54 PM
Can't seem to get my front parking lights to come on. There are 2 lights on each side of car and the outside are coming on as the turn signal but both inner lights nothing. I did change the bulbs any suggestions?
Title: Re: 1960 front parking lights
Post by: The Tassie Devil(le) on October 19, 2017, 07:08:39 AM
Does your car have the accessory Fog Lights?   If the lenses are different, this could be the case.

If they are Fog Lights, then the owners Manual will advise you how to turn them on.

It is to do with the headlight switch.

Bruce. >:D
Title: Re: 1960 front parking lights
Post by: 60kaddydaddy on October 19, 2017, 07:22:52 AM
Do not have fog lamps.The rear parking lights come on when you pull out knob to first position but no fronts also noticed the dash does not dim either when you turn knob.Could my switch be bad
Title: Re: 1960 front parking lights
Post by: David Greenburg on October 19, 2017, 01:46:28 PM
If you have fog lights, there is a ring at the base of the headlight switch to control them.
Title: Re: 1960 front parking lights
Post by: 59-in-pieces on October 19, 2017, 02:24:01 PM
J,
Without fog lights, when the switch is pulled out to the first detente, the parking lights - all 4, inner & outer - should come on.
I assume nothing comes on in front unless the turn signals are used, at which time only the outer lights light up, flash.
As I recall - at least with a 59 switch, the last tab of the switch is where the harness connects to the parking lights.
Pull the lenses and bulbs in all 4 lights - check for continuity in each socket - with and without the switch pulled to the first position.
Lack of power flow may indicate a problem with the harnesses or the switch itself.
If the interior lights do not dim or brighten, there is a problem with the rheostat at the front of the switch.
Check for a broken wire to the contact that moves around the circular tabs of the rheostat.
Have fun,
Steve B.