mickytrus Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 I have a strange electrical problem..... seems as though the rear tail lites are always on..... and the liscence plate lite..... always on...... now.... Maybe I didn't notice this initially after I got the motor in.... maybe it has been doing it ever since.................. that point............................ I just didn't notice........ possible............. One thing to mention................ I still have the fenders off.... so the parking lites in the front are disconnected...... I have seen in the past weird stuff happen( with another subie loyale that I have) ... It was when the alternator shipped the bed....... the whole dash lit up like a Christmas tree.......... So what do you think???? I wont have the fenders on for a while.... Hopefully tommorrow but, I still have to spray the hood..... wanted to put that on first...... UHHH hopefully soon get this car done.......... SUpposed to drive to Texas with it next weekend......... Slight road trip... Mickyt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 There's a switch on the top of the steering column. Flick it, and see if that fixes your problem . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 ya, thats my bet, the little switch........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickytrus Posted July 5, 2004 Author Share Posted July 5, 2004 ok, gladly give this a whirl!maybe I hit it when I was 409ing' the grime of the dash.. that would be cool!... Micky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickytrus Posted July 6, 2004 Author Share Posted July 6, 2004 Yeah, thanks! it was that switch......... Why do they have that there?????? Is it for drag racing?????????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 It's the parking light switch. Subaru was ingenius and linked the headlights to the ignition so it's near impossible to leave your headlights on when you park. But, since parking lights are still needed, there's that switch, which keeps the parking lights on even with the key out. Personally, had I designed the car, I would have done like a lot of European manufacturers do - have the parking lights on the main switch not linked to the ignition, only the headlights. That way, when you turn off the car, if you leave the headlights on, only the parking lights stay on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 that's the hazard switch, and the parking light switch is part of the headlight switch that is on the left side of the dash, at least it is on 85 OMG: 900TH POST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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