Lost dash and tail lights
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Lost dash and tail lights
79 Corvette, 57k miles.
Have no dash or tail lights after turning on headlights.
Headlights and brake lights work fine.
Checked all fuses twice, all good.
Replaced head light switch but no difference.
Any advice?
Have no dash or tail lights after turning on headlights.
Headlights and brake lights work fine.
Checked all fuses twice, all good.
Replaced head light switch but no difference.
Any advice?
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Joined: Jun 2019
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From: Loveland
There will be other specific suggestions. But I had a strange issue that fixed my rear lights. I started checking why my rear lights weren't working. All the normal stuff. Then I saw that the wire had been spliced. I unwrapped the electrical tape, the wires were twisted together and looked good. I scraped and cleaned the wires, hooked them back up and now my lights work. So if you have any splices, even if they look good, redo them.
Is my vette stock?? HAHA
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I had this same issue. the power comes out of your headlight switch and goes down to the fuse box then comes back up and gets routed to the dash and tail lights.... Check the power on the fuse panel with your lights switched on. If one side of the 3 fuses have power but the wires do not or neither side of the fuse has power you will have to pull the fuse panel off and look at the back side of it. I had moisture get into mine and the wire corroded off. I just resoldered it and I was good to go....
Last edited by Rescue Rogers; Sep 3, 2021 at 12:33 PM.
