lighting problem--any answers

[strupgolf]

What would you look for if one minute the parking lights front and back go off. I checked the fuse, ok. Bulbs are ok. I had them last week and now I cant get them to come on. I'm no expert on this stuff, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks. 1986 911 3.2 Targa

[ajmarton]

For me it was the connectors being fouled up with black ozidation. Check them. Also, make sure you are checking the right bank of fuses. I would remove and re-install the specific fuses to make sure they are seated right.

[bell]

also check the flat round rubber plug under the dash to the left of the column, mine worked loose once and drove me nuts until i found it......

[jester911]

Since you have an 86 your problem may be a small diode located under the dash. I believe this is in the 86 year only. It is in an opaque rectangular connector that should be just to the left of the steering column.

I will try to find the part #. This diode actually only effects one side of the parking lights but it still may be the cause of your problems.

[RoninLB]

After the bulkhead connector that was mentioned I may go after light sw connections to see if power is still being delivered when they go out. If it's intermittent I'd probably hook a temporary wire to the sw output to see if it's still hot when the parking lights go out. Light sw's do go bad.