Parking lights

scott3392 · 2012-02-23 15:21:18

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Feb 24, 2012 | 10:04 AM

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gotz06?

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Read post #29 http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ts-down-2.html

Feb 24, 2012 | 11:22 AM

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orangeclaw

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Originally Posted by Jewjenk

Mercedes actually have posistions on the light switch to only turn on the parking lights, left side, right side or all around. There are some municipalities that require parking lights when parked on public streets at night. Mercedes in a battery saving mode allows the parking lights to be displayed on the street side only if one wishes.

a lot of European cars do this! maybe not so much in america, but in germany most cars do this because the roads are so small

Feb 25, 2012 | 01:13 AM

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mike5511

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Originally Posted by dgrant3830

I remember that in Calif., it is or was illegal to drive with parking lights only. I don't know if it still is. Its probably a state by state thing.

It is illegal in Arkansas. They changed that once for a few years, but then made it illegal again. Don't think it gets enforced much.

Feb 25, 2012 | 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by gotz06?

Read post #29 http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ts-down-2.html

Good link

Check out #30 too

Mar 8, 2012 | 10:29 PM

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Jakezxtc©

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If your have have HID's you might need resistors, or could be a sign of a bad head light motor (gear)

Mar 9, 2012 | 08:43 AM

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kennya35

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I was going to say something like Jake did. I have HID Lows and Fogs. When I installed the HID Lows, I could switch to parking lights without the lights popping up. After installing the HID Fogs though, the lights pop up now when i switch to parking lights, but if I click it back to off and then parking lights again, the lights will go down and not pop up. Would resistors cure this?

Mar 9, 2012 | 08:50 AM

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I have 4300 temp HID lows and fogs. I have the ACA kit from JW Motoring that included a harness for the ACA projector lows that connects directly to the battery which fixes the problem.

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