Rear Parking Lights

[Curt Sprenger]

The Rear Parking lights turn ON when the Rear Parking dash switch is set to ON. No Ignition or Transmission in the mix. Shane suggested wiring direct to the dash switch and that's what was done.

Pretty easy really, about 1/2 hour job. I opened up the drivers front panel. Then popped the Rear Parking switch out from the dash. Turned the Ignition to ON...pushed R on the Transmission Pad, used a test light to know which wire was powered (and to be replaced). 


Next a fiberglass fish rod was inserted through the dash switch opening and pushed towards daylight to drivers front panel. Attached a #14 wire to the fish rod and pulled it back up through the dash switch opening.


The drivers front panel end of the wire is wired to one of the always powered relays. Of course the dash end of the wire is wired to the Rear Parking switch.

I labeled the Rear Parking wire that was replaced, taped the end, and stuffed it down in the dash.


All is good.

Thank you everyone for your input.     

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, CA