Quick question. On my '67 the parking lights are not lit when the headlights are on, only when the switch is pulled out halfway to the parking light position. Is this right, or should the parking lights be on if the headlights are on?

I'll venture out on part of this. I do not believe the '67 was set up with having the parking lights operating when the headlights were on.

However, there was a change or splice that could be done to make this work like you are asking. One of the electric gurus here will probably be able to tell you how to do that. I might have the info in an old Hot Rod mag... but it would be a year or so before I could find it....

They aren't suppose to be on when the headlights are on. That was changed in the 1968 model year.

Thanks guys. I love Team Chevelle. I got a thousand new car buddies that actually know what they're talking about. :hurray:

But, there is a simple remedy for lighting up the parking lights WITH the headlights on.
Involves moving one wire to a different position on the switch. Do a SEARCH as it has been covered numerous times before in detail. ;)

Remove purplewire in headlite switch and install the at the opposite end and voila

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.


IF you want them on with your headlights on, here is how to do it.



Rocky