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no park lights, head lights work fine
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:54 pm
by basics
where do i start to look for this fault
my head lights work fine, but if i turn the switch to park lights, the rear lights work, the dash lights are on, but no front parks?
1996 disco
i recently had the units out to re-seal them and try stop water getting in them.
any ideas?
cheers
Re: no park lights, head lights work fine
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:40 pm
by SV1K
I have a match
Re: no park lights, head lights work fine
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:45 pm
by basics
yeh, you and skid both
Re: no park lights, head lights work fine
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:51 pm
by Jerry
you wont need it it will probably catch fire itself
checked fuses?
Re: no park lights, head lights work fine
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:41 pm
by skid
Re: no park lights, head lights work fine
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:47 pm
by keithal
Re: no park lights, head lights work fine
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:28 pm
by Disco Gofer
Check fuses first ten remove the left indicator/ light switch stoke and clean the contacts inside the tumbler switch. Might just be coincidence since u fiddled with the head lights.
I'm cracking up the Land Rover jokes haha. Imagine if Toyota or Nissan were good enough to qualify for the Camel trophy ...........they would be stopping for Latte's and power rooms. Har har
Re: no park lights, head lights work fine
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:25 am
by Ralfie
skid wrote:1, start the vehicle
2, turn the headlights on to park
3, walk round the front of the vehicle
4, look back at the vehicle
5, look at the very centre of the grille
6, theres lies the issue
Just shows how little you know. Only a toy-mota owner would find a badge in the centre of the grill.
Lands Rover being a bit more refined has the badge elsewhere.
Re: no park lights, head lights work fine
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:28 am
by Ralfie
basics wrote:where do i start to look for this fault
my head lights work fine, but if i turn the switch to park lights, the rear lights work, the dash lights are on, but no front parks?
1996 disco
i recently had the units out to re-seal them and try stop water getting in them.
any ideas?
cheers
When you had the headlights did you connect the park light bulbs back in? They are separate to the main light plug below and to the side of the main beam light plug. Often people tend to forget them or break the connectors.
Re: no park lights, head lights work fine
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:23 pm
by basics
Ralfie wrote:basics wrote:where do i start to look for this fault
my head lights work fine, but if i turn the switch to park lights, the rear lights work, the dash lights are on, but no front parks?
1996 disco
i recently had the units out to re-seal them and try stop water getting in them.
any ideas?
cheers
When you had the headlights did you connect the park light bulbs back in? They are separate to the main light plug below and to the side of the main beam light plug. Often people tend to forget them or break the connectors.
checked all the fuses. look ok, but old. might replace some of them
same with the bulb, looks intact, but look old, so might replace them while im at it.
the park bulb was pluged in, so im back to the drawing board.
Disco Gofer wrote:Check fuses first ten remove the left indicator/ light switch stoke and clean the contacts inside the tumbler switch. Might just be coincidence since u fiddled with the head lights.
this more than likely is the issue, il check this next
Re: no park lights, head lights work fine
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:18 pm
by Mattman
If you have a multi meter, even a crappy $10 one, check for voltage at the park bulb holder and then check the resistance of each bulb to make sure they are okay.
Most systems don't have a park only fuse, they are usually off the same circuit as the headlights or indicators. If everything else is working then it's likely to be an earth issue or blown bulbs.
Cheers
Matt.
Re: no park lights, head lights work fine
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:49 pm
by Jerry
Just shows how little you know. Only a toy-mota owner would find a badge in the centre of the grill.
Lands Rover being a bit more refined has the badge elsewhere.
