parking lights won’t turn on
Printed From: the12volt.com
Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=125220
Printed Date: May 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Topic: parking lights won’t turn on
Posted By: smahon207
Subject: parking lights won’t turn on
Date Posted: December 23, 2010 at 12:39 PM
After installing a remote start in a 2000 Mercury Villager I noticed that the parking did not flash when pressing the lock/unlock buttons. So I turned on the parking lights by the switch to see if they still worked, which they did, but then accidentally bumped the unlock button on the remote. The parking lights turned off as a result and now will not turn back on at all. I checked all fuses and they are fine. Did I short something out?
Replies:
Posted By: kreg357
Date Posted: December 23, 2010 at 1:25 PM
What did you connect the remote starter Parking Light output to? The (+) Pink wire in the Light Switch Harness or the (-) Grey/Red wire at the light switch? Did you set the remote starter Parking Light output to the correct polarity?
-------------
Soldering is fun!
Posted By: smahon207
Date Posted: December 23, 2010 at 1:37 PM
I connected it to the Gray/Red(-).
I found the problem though, now I just don't know how to fix it.
I took apart the light switch and found that one of the little ribbons on the board got shorted out. Is there any way to reconnect them?
Posted By: kreg357
Date Posted: December 23, 2010 at 1:52 PM
Depends on your soldering skill level. If it is just a solder run on a small PCB ( printed circuit board ) you can use a short piece of wire to reconnect the ends of the run together. Just lightly melt the end of the run with a 25 Watt soldering iron & add a little solder, then while its still molten add the wire and a touch more solder. Allow to cool, then position the wire over the other end of the run and do the same thing with the soldering iron. You can practice a few times with and old PC expansion card or whatever you can find.
-------------
Soldering is fun!
Posted By: zerepdivad
Date Posted: December 24, 2010 at 5:30 PM
What unit did you install? did you just leave the jumper for + lights or something?
Either way if it's just aribbon cable it shouldn't be TOO big ofa deal to solder/repair.
-------------
A DMM is a beautiful thing.
MECP Advanced Installer Certified.
|