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Old Aug 3, 2013 | 06:14 PM
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Can anybody help me..I have a 90 corvette,and im having a issue with my rear tail lights.They wont come on when the headlights are on.Everything works but them,but when i shut the headlights off everything works even the brake lights,blinkers,etc.I even put all new bulbs in the tail lights.Cant figure it out
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Headlight switch might be bad,you need to post this in the tech section.
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Headlight switch might be bad,you need to post this in the tech section.

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are all the other lights that should be on with the tail lights on. front marker rear marker front park???
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[QUOTE=hooked073;1584585142]are all the other lights that should be on with the tail lights on. front marker rear marker front park???

yes

when i start the car all work except the tail lights
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The brown wire is the parking lights. I had to completely rewire my tail lights. If yours is anything like the 85 check the brown wire at the RR taillight as that is the first in the daisy chain, if it is disconnected there all 4 will be non working.
work your way to the headlight switch with a test probe and you should find out what it is.
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Originally Posted by xrav22
the brown wire is the parking lights. I had to completely rewire my tail lights. If yours is anything like the 85 check the brown wire at the rr taillight as that is the first in the daisy chain, if it is disconnected there all 4 will be non working.
Work your way to the headlight switch with a test probe and you should find out what it is.

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