Slick 60's

Hello all!

So here is my situation, I just noticed that when I have my parking lights on they work fine. That is, until I pull the switch all the way out to turn all the lights on and then my front parking light turn off. The turn signals work fine.

They use to work fine.

Does anyone have an idea what might have happen?

Thanks.

Thats the way it came from the factory

Mike

Well, without a doubt, that's the first time I hear that when all the lights are on the front parking lights turn off.

They use to work before. When all the light are on both front and rear parking lights turn on.

jkimbrel65 wrote:Thats the way it came from the factory

Mike

I FULLY agree!! that's what mine does also!

Seriously, come on.

Btw its a 64 f100.

Maybe I should have mention this earlier. This might help huh.

Yep, my two '65s operate just as ' jkimbrel65 ' and ' aarons428 ' does.

I have read where guys have RE-WIRED their parking lights so they do come on with the headlights, but they made the change, it was not that way from the factory.......

BarnieTrk

Wow, I've never noticed that but I could swear my parking lights turned on when the headlights were turned on.

Yep, my two '65s operate just as ' jkimbrel65 ' and ' aarons428 ' does.

Same as mine, even with the steering wheel on the wrong side!

Think about this, why would you need parking lights with the headlights on? You really can't see the parking lights with the headlights on and it's just a drain on your electrical system you don't need. If nothing else, think of what the statement says, parking lights. If you want running lights before the sun goes down, turn on your parking lights, but your sending mixed signals that way. It says I'm parked , go around.

Rich

Here is the story. I have a 69 Marauder with the same set up. You can jump wires at the switch to fix this. You can "search" posts and you will find out how. The reason is parking lights were not mandated until 1968. Hint look at 1967 Cougar and Torino then compare with the following year.

Thank you all for educating me.

I really appreciate it.

Parking lamps were mandated to stay illuminated with the headlamps effective with 1968 models under the same statute which required side marker lamps and head restraints (on passenger cars). This may have been an attempt to help identify road position of an on-coming vehicle with only one headlamp working. Some European vehicles had these features well before then.
Column mounted dimmer switches? Don't know what caused that change, but it sure made it hard on some of us, especially Aggies!
Paul