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NO Parking lights but flashers, turn signals, dash lights are fine, WTF

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Old 03-19-2011, 03:48 PM
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what am I missing? I have checked the fuses both under dash and in engine compartment none are blown????? I pulled down the relay block under the steering wheel and the relays "seem" fine, please let me know where to look next, I am completely at a loss.

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check for power on both sides of fuse ...........
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what year are w e talking about
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all fuses have power on both sides, 1996 cherokee classic, thanks guys
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have you checked bulbs?.......... sounds funny but you never know
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power need to be checked at the bulb sockets for current and ground other than that headlight switch
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the bulbs work, the flashers and turn signals work which are the same bulbs as the parking lights i assume there is only one bulb in the housing? right?
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the bulbs work, the flashers and turn signals work which are the same bulbs as the parking lights i assume there is only one bulb in the housing? right?
mine only has one but im 89 your not pull on and check in the link i sent you it shows two bulbs
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when you check check for ground and power
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Originally Posted by 4n6pc
the bulbs work, the flashers and turn signals work which are the same bulbs as the parking lights i assume there is only one bulb in the housing? right?
The bulbs in question are DUAL filament bulbs. On a schematic they would be shown as two separate bulbs because you are working with two separate circuits.
My uneducated guess is you have either a bad bulb or a bad ground.
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Check your ground wires on turn signal lights (markers).
I recently had this problem. I tried everything (all new bulbs, headlight switch, flasher fuse, all new fuses) and nothing seemed to work.
Then I started to look at ground wires and found out that my right turn signal (that was my starting point) ground wire broke off of the light socket. I used a little piece of wire and connected them together and wala it worked. Taped everything up. Everything is still working.
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thanks guys I pulled the bulbs, not the problem, came back to the post and now I am going out to try 3xjfans wire thoughts awesome pics thanks will update tonight....
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ok so the wires are fine but there is no power to the sockets when I turn on the parking lights. if I put a test light alligator clip on positive battery terminal and check the wires they show ground, which may not be a big deal cause I know door locks wires rest at ground so I am still confused??????? help.... the rear parking lights work so whats the deal...?
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Get thee to thy headlight switch. Demate and remate the connector then try again. If that doesn't work then can you try another headlamp switch?

BTW: You never indicated whether your headlamps and/or high beams light up.


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