I am in the middle of restoring my 66SS and was talking to my buddy about the car and we had a disagreement about the park lights on the
car. He said that he thought that the park lights came on on the first click of the light switch, but when you turn the head lights on they went off. I have never drove my car so i can't say for sure, but i thought they stayed on with the head lights. Also, if he's right, he said it depended on the year. Tell me how lights work. Thanks for any input. Bill :sad:

He's right, they go off when the headlights come on. I downloaded this from somewhere, probably off this site, if you want to change that:

If you would like to operate your headlights with your parking lights on here is an easy fix:

Starting in 1968, when side-marker lights were
introduced, the parking lights remained on when the
headlights were switched on. Prior to that model year,
the parking lights switched off when the headlights
were switched on. I believe this pertains to all GM
vehicles.

Disconnect the battery first. Then
disconnect the light switch from the dash, and drop it
down below the edge of the dash. Before you unplug the
wiring harness from the switch, look at the position
of the purple wire in the connector. It will be in a
slot which is at the end of the switch, farthest from
the dash. Look for an open slot in the conector which
is at the other end of the connector, towards the
dash. Remove the connector from the light switch, and
then release the terminal of the purple wire from the
connector using a small screwdriver (you do this from
the light switch side of the connector). Insert the
terminal of the purple wire into the open slot of the
connector which you identified earlier (the one closer
to the dash). Then just reconnect the wiring harness
to the light switch, and reinstall the light switch
into the dash, and reconnect the battery. Now the
parking lights will function as before in the halfway
position, but remain on when the headlights are
switched on.

Yup, parking lights go off when you switch the headlights on. Personally, I like them to operate this way, it's kind of neat I think. Obviously though, if the headlight goes out, there will be no lights on that side of the front of the car...unless you put your brights on.

He's right, they go off when the headlights come on. I downloaded this from somewhere, probably off this site, if you want to change that:

If you would like to operate your headlights with your parking lights on here is an easy fix:

Starting in 1968, when side-marker lights were
introduced, the parking lights remained on when the
headlights were switched on. Prior to that model year,
the parking lights switched off when the headlights
were switched on. I believe this pertains to all GM
vehicles.

Disconnect the battery first. Then
disconnect the light switch from the dash, and drop it
down below the edge of the dash. Before you unplug the
wiring harness from the switch, look at the position
of the purple wire in the connector. It will be in a
slot which is at the end of the switch, farthest from
the dash. Look for an open slot in the conector which
is at the other end of the connector, towards the
dash. Remove the connector from the light switch, and
then release the terminal of the purple wire from the
connector using a small screwdriver (you do this from
the light switch side of the connector). Insert the
terminal of the purple wire into the open slot of the
connector which you identified earlier (the one closer
to the dash). Then just reconnect the wiring harness
to the light switch, and reinstall the light switch
into the dash, and reconnect the battery. Now the
parking lights will function as before in the halfway
position, but remain on when the headlights are
switched on.




You can thank me for this little tid bit. :D


Rocky