My parking/headlight switch lights my brake lights up.

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Sep 4, 2014 | 04:07 PM

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Cordova2013

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Anybody else have any other ideas??? I cant figure it out

Sep 4, 2014 | 11:50 PM

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Just what have you done after removing the connection between the tail lights and brake lights??

What is not working now??

Mar 1, 2025 | 12:57 AM

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Rappers

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Same Issue Nissan Patrol after upgrading from Dummy Lights

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Originally Posted by 4Crawler

Sounds like it could be a missing/bad ground connection at the brake light sockets or the wrong bulb. Why? The brake and parking lights share a dual filament bulb in that socket and that bulb has 3 contacts, one for brake, one for park and a common ground. Lose the ground connection and the parking light current will find a path to ground via the brake light filament (i'e' they both turn on). And when the parking lights are off, the brake lights find a path to ground via the parking lights. Could also be someone installed a single filament (1156) bulb in there instead of the proper 1157 dual filament type.

Hi both of you,
I have the same issue after upgrading from Dummy Lights plus when I drive and switch my lights on, the car goes into "limp mode" :-(

I connected the new lights by tapping into the positive of the Indicator, Brake and Tail Light respectfully on each side. On the Passenger side there is a positive and earth for the reverse so connected the reverse to the new set of light and used the earth for the new passenger light and took this plus the earth the service the new drives side reverse and earth.

Funny thing is, I have disconnected all my additional wiring and both faults remain (Park light come on when pressing the brake and car goes into limp mode when I turn light on when driving).

So put my wiring back and disconnected the trailer wiring and still no change.

Please anyone who can help, as I think I have tried everything.