Help my park lights wont turn off!!

[jener8r]

park lights wont turn off, even when you turns all the lights off and take the key out they stay on! lucky i got a good battery they have been going for almost 2 days! its an ae85 levin... any ideas?

[Lloyd]

One would guess a dodgy switch first up

[Alex B]

dodgy relay.

[20v_rollaboy]

Yea I would agree with the dodgy relay, because you are able to turn the lights on without the key being in the ignition arent you?

[johntramp]

isn't there a switch on the dash to keep the park lights on for when you want to park your car at night on the road? I know in my dad's car there is one which will keep only the rear right tail light on

[NA Drifter]

isn't there a switch on the dash to keep the park lights on for when you want to park your car at night on the road? I know in my dad's car there is one which will keep only the rear right tail light on

yeh, i second that too.. is that only the park light is on?, not number plate lights or dash, right? that switch is on the left of the steering column. turn it off, then problem solve!

[crnkin]

Its the steering column switch. Id put the last 4 bucks in my overdraft on it. Take the stem and switch off, and if your cheap, clean the brass switches with kerosene, and bend them back into place with a screwdriver until it works properly.

If your not cheap, buy a new one off a wrecker. Ive had this problem with 3 cars so far, fixed it by myself everytime with a bit of patience. But picka part is your friend.

[matt dunn]

Its the steering column switch. Id put the last 4 bucks in my overdraft on it.

Really? You'd loose your $4 then,

as AE85 and AE86 dont even have a parklight sw in the steering column.
In fact they dont even have a headlight sw there,
just a dip sw for HI and Low beam, nothing at all to do with park lights.

Either,
Park sw on dash as suggested,

OR,

Have you fitted a new stereo lately?

Matt

[crnkin]

oh ok....

Never driven an ae85

[Mr Revhead]

Have you fitted a new stereo lately?

haha yeah stupid toyota chosing earth colours as power wires in the dash.
fallen for that one before

[jener8r]

I'm not sure what was wrong with it in the end i think there may be something wrong with the park light switch in the dash.. i gave it a bit of a whack and they went off! Now i can take out the starter pack thingy.

[rolla_fxgt]

okay i have a similar problem in my ae101, but my park lights only stay on when i turn my stereo head unit off.
My stereo & amp etc were all installed by a profesional installer, so surely they should know how to do a proper install shouldnt they???

any help much appreciated, cause leave it for more than 5 hours & its a flat battery

[NZ_AE86]

Take it back to them and tell them to fix it!

[Alex B]

Have you fitted a new stereo lately?

haha yeah stupid toyota chosing earth colours as power wires in the dash.
fallen for that one before [/quote

Last i checkd cars didnt use the M.E.N. system

(Cars dont have an earth, they have negitive.)

[Mr Revhead]

last time i checked i SUCKED at anything involving sparks and smoke.
well actually i excell at those.......

[Alex B]

And hurry up and send my rice fool.

[Mr Revhead]

i dont sell rice punk

[rolla_fxgt]

Take it back to them and tell them to fix it!

well i would but there outa business now & i've only just realised its happening (after having the stereo 4 2 years) since i only just started turning it off.

So in theory its only a mix up on the wiring for the head unit, so it should be fairly self explanatory if i try to rewire it?
Its not complicated buy the amp at all?

[Alex B]

Take it to someone who knows what they are doing man.