Rear lights and dash panel lights won't come off with lights switch off and key out of the car.
I got a new light switch, but no luck.
Other lights seem to obey light switch and turn light lever. Except they are not dimming.
Could anyone anyone please suggest where to dig after light switch replacement?
Also on that note - how to take out the dash? I removed the top metal lid, unscrewed two bolts on the sides, it's moving but won't come off. Seems it's more loose on the passenger side. Does steering column need to ba taken out first?
Do the brake lights work properly? If the brake lights are stuck on you could have a bad taillight bulb or socket causing a short to the taillight circuit. I would remove the fuse for the brake lights to see if the lights go out.
Also on that note - how to take out the dash? I removed the top metal lid, unscrewed two bolts on the sides, it's moving but won't come off. Seems it's more loose on the passenger side. Does steering column need to ba taken out first?
Thanks in advance.
I don't know if 65 and 66 dash top removal is the same but I'll mention it in case it is. On a 66, you have to go outside the car, remove the wiper arms, remove the cowl vent panel and remove one nut off the stud that pokes through the cowl from the inside. The dash top has that one crazy stud sticking through the cowl to the outside which prevents removing the dash pad from the inside only.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Do the brake lights work properly? If the brake lights are stuck on you could have a bad taillight bulb or socket causing a short to the taillight circuit. I would remove the fuse for the brake lights to see if the lights go out.
Oh you're trying to remove the whole dash? I'm sorry, I thought you meant the top.
Have you removed the speedometer cable? It will prevent the dash from moving very far even with the side bolts taken out.
I detached the radio only for now. The rest of wires do not look too tightened at this point at the first glance, it feels like something around the column is holding it. Will try to detach speedometer and see how it goes, thanks!
Do the brake lights work properly? If the brake lights are stuck on you could have a bad taillight bulb or socket causing a short to the taillight circuit. I would remove the fuse for the brake lights to see if the lights go out.
Paul
Ok, so brake lights and back up lights don't do anything no matter if there's a fuse or not, however if I take out tail lights fuse the whole different story begins - cluster turns off along with all rear lights. I tweaked one of 4 lamps and now instead of 3 lights (all lights on) that were turned on previously only one now works, the one I tweaked and the one that didn't work before:(
Also with all my mambo jumbo seems I broke my left turn light somehow, relay is not clicking if switch it to the left:)
Tweaking lamps going on and off to me is a grounding issue likely where the bulb socket seats in the taillight. Tweak them while they are turned on and you may get them working. Brake lights require more power and ground, maybe that will help them too, but doubt they will work without that switch that works off the pedal travel.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
That connector appears to be at the bottom left corner of the drawing 11.03 that Mark provided. It has the black/orange stripe at the bottom of the "T", and looks like it's part of the courtesy lights as it goes to a door switch.
-- Edited by seventy2plus2 on Monday 21st of August 2023 11:48:30 AM
Yes, that cable core just pulls out of the speedometer. Where is the black housing for the speedo cable?
This guy? It's there, I cut all my fingers yesterday trying to screw the nut back but didn't succeed, so today I went all in and removed the whole dash for revenge.
-- Edited by Neilvermilion on Wednesday 23rd of August 2023 11:32:28 PM
Yes, that cable core just pulls out of the speedometer. Where is the black housing for the speedo cable?
This guy? It's there, I cut all my fingers yesterday trying to screw the nut back but didn't succeed, so today I went all in and removed the whole dash for revenge.
-- Edited by Neilvermilion on Wednesday 23rd of August 2023 11:32:28 PM
Yes, that is it.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
