68 Headlight Switch, Blinker problems
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Joined: Feb 2014
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From: Seguin TX
68 Headlight Switch, Blinker problems
I replaced my headlight switch because it would not turn on parking lights and interior lights but the headlights came on. I put the new switch in and now all the interior lights parking lights work but no headlights? Also my passenger front blinker works just fine but the driver front blinker does not. Both clearance lights and all side markers work though. Also I have power to the reverse lights and license plate light but the reverse don't work and the license plate light is very dim, I know probably a grounding issue but threw it in here anyway.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2014
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From: Jefferson City Missouri
Yeah, electrical issues. 
Everyone loves to help with electrical issues. 
Actually, that's about the only area I feel comfortable is working with the electrical side.
When you mentioned the license plate light is very dim, it's most likely a poor contact or possibly being feed through a poor ground. That might be a good place to start and that may fix some of the other issues.
Did you have any of these issues before you changed out the headlight switch? If not, it most likely is something that was done during the swap. A good example is I changed out my turn signal switches and now the tail lights were all messed up. Come to find out, I had bumped the turn signal lever just enough to mess it up yet not cause the turn signals on. It was between switches. Reset it back to center and it was all good again.
I'm probably going to have to do my headlight switch on my '68, it's doing the same thing yours was.
Everyone loves to help with electrical issues. Actually, that's about the only area I feel comfortable is working with the electrical side.
When you mentioned the license plate light is very dim, it's most likely a poor contact or possibly being feed through a poor ground. That might be a good place to start and that may fix some of the other issues.
Did you have any of these issues before you changed out the headlight switch? If not, it most likely is something that was done during the swap. A good example is I changed out my turn signal switches and now the tail lights were all messed up. Come to find out, I had bumped the turn signal lever just enough to mess it up yet not cause the turn signals on. It was between switches. Reset it back to center and it was all good again.
I'm probably going to have to do my headlight switch on my '68, it's doing the same thing yours was.
