Park Lights Not Working, Help Please!!

[liamke70]

park lights are not working, headlights and indicators work

 

where is the fuses for the park lights?? i have checked the ones near the steering wheel in the dash and in the kick panel and they all look alright

 

any thoughts on what it could be??

 

 

any help will be much appreciated :)

[liamke70]

oh and its a ke70

[liamke70]

and its a flat front (incase that matters)

[altezzaclub]

Here's the lights wiring diagram- You can see that a greeen (G) wire supplies the park lights from the tail light relay. Power to that is the white wire from the fuse in the kick panel relay box, and switching is by the LG (blue & green) of the light switch.

 

Use a $10 multimeter to see that you have power at the bulb and a circuit to earth.

[Banjo]

Hi Liam,

Are all four (4) parking lights out, or just the front or rear ones ?

 

Cheers Banjo

[liamke70]

Here's the lights wiring diagram- You can see that a greeen (G) wire supplies the park lights from the tail light relay. Power to that is the white wire from the fuse in the kick panel relay box, and switching is by the LG (blue & green) of the light switch.

 

Use a $10 multimeter to see that you have power at the bulb and a circuit to earth.

 

 

thanks!!! will get a DMM and have a look

[liamke70]

Hi Liam,

Are all four (4) parking lights out, or just the front or rear ones ?

 

Cheers Banjo

 

 

sorry for the noob question but where are the park lights at the rear?? are they the small clear ones??

[Banjo]

Hi Liam,

Parking lights on the rear are traditionally referred to as "tail lights". They are red, not clear. They are usually part of a single, dual filament bulb; one filament being the tail light, & the other being the stop light. The tail light circuit also includes the rear number plate illumination light.

 

So with parking lights on, you should have 2 x white lights on the front, 2 x red ligts on the rear, and the number plate light.

 

Are they the only lights on the car that are "not working" ? Have you checked the stop lights and indicators all round ?

 

I'm just trying to work out whether it is an earth fault, which is often the culprit. The fuse for the parking lights in a Corolla is usually labelled "TAIL" not parkers.

 

Hope this assists.

 

Cheers Banjo

[liamke70]

thanks Banjo for the great info,

 

 

the rear park lights do work, i pulled out the park lights in the front and tested if they were getting a signal from the loom and they were, picked up some new front park lights today, fitted them and they work, still not sure why the other ones didnt, they look intact

 

i am very interested in the dual fitment bulb you are talking about in the tail light. when i turn the lights on the right is brighter than the left, when i press on the brake the left becomes as bright as the right, but the right does not change, i guess theres something wrong the the dual filament?? any help on this would be much appreciated

 

cheers

[Mechanical Sympathy]

Take the right bulb out, turn it 180 degrees and then put it back in.

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Take the right bulb out, turn it 180 degrees and then put it back in.

 

You can't rotate a dual filament bulb as the prongs are offset to each other. They can only go in ONE way.

[altezzaclub]

They can only go in ONE way.

 

...unless someone jams them in and ruins the little pins. Take them out and let us know which way around they are. If one bulb is harder to turn than the other it would suggest one is jammed in backwards..

[Mechanical Sympathy]

When I bought my KE55 sedan the left brake light was jammed in the WRONG way.

 

The light gauge metal socket deflects easily away from the bayonet pins when a bulb is incorrectly inserted. Though not as easily as putting it in properly.

 

Alternatively, if your dash lights come on when you depress the brake pedal it means a single filament bulb has been inserted into the dual filament socket - as was the case with my right hand brake light. Again the socket had deflected away from the bayonet pins.

 

Rule of thumb - don't force it.

Edited July 25, 2014 by Mechanical Sympathy

[liamke70]

yeah it was jammed in backwards, changed it around and it works :)

 

thanks everyone for the help!!

 

i have one last enquiry, the interior light, i doesnt work and i can't see any screws to get the cover off, is there a special way to get it off?

 

cheers

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Well I suppose I shouldnt be surprised :/