Question for the vert crowd...

[wmdavis007]

I have good news and bad news...The good news...I got my vert on the road (finally). The motor is fully rebuilt and runs smooth. I also have the 5-speed swap done and the transmission runs and shifts smooth as well. Still have to get the top installed then I'll put all the interior back in (new carpet, JDM S14 front seats, etc...). The bad news is...my running/parking lights are not working at all. Neither are the dash illumination lights. The warning lights in the cluster are working fine (park brake, open door, etc...). The lights worked when the motor was blown and it was parked cause I changed all the bulbs and made sure they were burning and new. The headlights work fine as do the blinkers and brake lights. Was wondering if this has happened to any of you? I can't have my car inspected until I get the lights running working...also it is a little dangerous driving at night with no running taillights. Let me know if any of you may know what the problem is...I even put brand new wiper and light switch stalks in...I did switch back to the old ones and it still didn't help. Was thinking that it may be the Time Control Unit or some other relay type box under the dash. Thanks for any help you can throw my way.

[Malac0da13]

this may sound dumb but did u check the fuse for the parking lights...if the dash lights/parking lights r out...good chance its that fuse

[94_240sx]

wmdavis007,I emailed you S13 FSM Electrical System portion. It's 104 pages PDF. You might have it already though. Yeah, I would check for the fuses if you haven't done it yet. It's gotta be blown fuses, loose connection or short somewhere.

[wmdavis007]

I've checked all the fuses with a test light and taken them all out and all are fine. I do have the FSM and have done a few of the things for troubleshooting...that is why I asked about the Time Control Unit...seems all the lights for the dash go into this first...also my chime module isn't working...but it hasn't since I've owned the car. Going to hit the trouble shooting hard tomorrow...hope to get that small problem fixed soon so I can drive my car at night too. Thanks for the replies guys. William

[Malac0da13]

i kept blowing fuses for my parking lights and couldnt figure out y till i disconnected my head unit...then they werk...here the head unit's ground was hooked up to the dimmer for the stock radio...i never noticed it cuz when i installed the head unit the lights werent on so it acted as a ground then when the lights came on it shorted and fuse blew...weird **** lol