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Stress
06-01-2002, 03:16 PM
probably the wrong forum for this, but I couldn't find a place more appropriate. Please don't shoot me for posting it here, save the bullet for that annoying dog across the street!

Anyway. It would probably be safe to say that the parking light comes on when the car is parked? But, I didn't see it come on when I was parked and I had all my lights on: fogs, highs, lows! By the way, I'm not even sure if they are actually called the parking lights, but I am speaking of the lights that are Orange when stock, in the lower inner corner of the headlight setup. That's the pair of lights I can't seem to ever turn on, but I can turn on every other one!

Thanks brothas (and sistahs)!

Blue Bomber
06-01-2002, 05:35 PM
Those are your turn signal bulbs. Your parking lights are inside the headlight assembly, near the headlight projector, towards the center of the car. They're really small bulbs, about the size of the end of your pinky finger. They come on when you turn the headlight switch to the first position, and stay on when you turn on the headlights. They're clear bulbs, so they output an off white, almost yellowish color.

Just FYI, the side markers (orange lenses on side of bumpers), tail lights, and internal lighting (gauges, clock, HVAC controls, etc.)also go on when you turn the headlight switch to the first position.

Stress
06-01-2002, 09:49 PM
OK. I'm dumb as a brick! I just figured it out when I was on my way to the store! Tunn signals like Blue Bomber said!

Save the dog! The world needs less stupid people like me!