Big problem, need help asap!

[TurboSubie]

I took out the little parking light switch on the top of the steering column, not i have no parking lights or tail lights when I turn my headlights or parking lights on...is there any way to fix this...I kinda broke the parking light switch on the steering column...

[91White-T]

Is the taillight fuse in?

[TurboSubie]

yeah, its in...is there anyway I screwed this up since I took out that little switch for the parking lights on the steering column?

[Legacy777]

More then likely the electrical circuit goes through the switch even when it's off.

How many pins were on the switch?

Did you try putting the switch back in to see if the parking lights work then?

[IronMonkeyL255]

If that is the case, you can just hook up the wires so the close the circuit back....

[tris91ricer]

Why'd you take it off anyway?

[TurboSubie]

I mounted my turbo timer on the steering column, the switch would have made it really awkward to mount. Vrg3 gave me a route that im going to try and if it works I will share the results

[TurboSubie]

if any of you want to remove this switch...here is how to do it...thanks for the help vrg3.
try looking at the 11-pin lighting connector under the steering column. It should look like this:

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| 1 2 3 |_| 4 5 |
| 6 7 8 9 10 11 |
|___________________|


Pin 10 should have a black-with-red-stripe wire attached, and pin 11 should have a red-with-black-stripe wire attached. I think if you splice a wire into both of those wires (thus connecting pins 10 and 11), that should bypass the switch. The plug is like a clear one feeding into a black one...

[IronMonkeyL255]

I figured it would be something that simple.....

[vrg3]

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| 1  2  3 |_|  4  5 |
| 6  7  8  9  10 11 |
|___________________|

Glad it worked.