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89 mustang 5.0 Gt, parking lights, instrument lights not working.

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NX302stang

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I need help! my parking lights and instrument light's do not work. i checked the fuse and the fusebox, everything looks good. Help please! i know it could be a wiring problem, but where do i start and how do i check it?
 
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Dumb question. How exactly did you check the fuses? And did you check them all? It's the little stupid things that will bite you in the ass!!
 

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I had the exact same problem and it turned out to be a bad dimmer switch. Dont know all the wiring ins and outs, but I changed it and no more problems. Go figure.
 

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I would start by pulling the headlight switch and seeing if the dimmer terminal and parking light terminals show 12 volts with the switch on.
 

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dimmer switch was/is the culprit on mine as well. try moving the dimming switch back and forth and wiggling it. Sometimes the lights will flicker back on. Kinda silly but I believe that connection goes bad and you might be able to clean it with some sand paper. Better off just buying a new one so it doesn't happen again. (if that is the problem.)
 
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Electrical faults are like jigsaws, you've got to test them one piece at a time - get yourself a cheap multimeter, and start from the failed component and work your way back.
 

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Seems to me that since he lost parking lights too, the issue is not dimmer specific. That is why I would start at the switch, unless both issues are unrelated (unlikely IMHO).
 

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HISSIN50 said:
Seems to me that since he lost parking lights too, the issue is not dimmer specific. That is why I would start at the switch, unless both issues are unrelated (unlikely IMHO).
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I had the same issue that turned out to the headlight switch. My roomate recently had the same issue. Headlight switch burned up on him.
 
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