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68 B body parking light question

Posted By: 5wndwcpe

68 B body parking light question - 12/10/20 01:22 AM

Ok, next silly question.

'68 B body - are the parking lights (front) supposed to be illuminated when the headlights are on ? New M & H harnesses all around, all the grounds are good and all other lights function normally. They come on with the switch in the mid position, but go out when you turn the headlights on.
Posted By: a12rag

Re: 68 B body parking light question - 12/10/20 01:50 AM

Think that is correct . . . think it was 1970 model year that the park lights stayed on with the headlights . . .
Posted By: CSK

Re: 68 B body parking light question - 12/10/20 02:19 AM

Correct my 68 Charger they turn off with the Headlights on
Posted By: GTSDart340

Re: 68 B body parking light question - 12/10/20 02:24 AM

Not sure if it's the same, but my Dart doesn't have the parking lights on with the headlights. It's a 68.
Posted By: 5wndwcpe

Re: 68 B body parking light question - 12/10/20 11:41 AM

Great. I thought that might be the case, but I wanted to be sure.
Thanks gents.
Posted By: NachoRT74

Re: 68 B body parking light question - 12/10/20 02:17 PM

69 was the first year to the parking lights staying on while headlights are on. This was made just adding a jumper wire to link rear and front parking lights circuits, but switches remain the same
Posted By: MOPAULY

Re: 68 B body parking light question - 12/10/20 02:41 PM

Correct. I think it may have been a federal requirement that changed requiring the parking lights in later years, not certain.
Posted By: 68LAR

Re: 68 B body parking light question - 12/10/20 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by 5wndwcpe
Ok, next silly question.

'68 B body - are the parking lights (front) supposed to be illuminated when the headlights are on ? New M & H harnesses all around, all the grounds are good and all other lights function normally. They come on with the switch in the mid position, but go out when you turn the headlights on.


When I bought my '68 Roadrunner new, the parking lights would go out when the head lights where on. Over the years I have rewired them so they stay on when the head lights are on, just like the '69's.
Posted By: moparx

Re: 68 B body parking light question - 12/10/20 05:41 PM

a simple jumper wire at the switch is all that's required to convert earlier vehicles to the 69 and later function.
beer
Posted By: Prodart440

Re: 68 B body parking light question - 12/10/20 06:03 PM

I like it better with the parking lights off/ headlights on.
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