crappy lights wont shut off

[hell_raiser]

my lights stay on like the mirror and rear lights they are pissing me off killing my battery too

 

all i can think off is pulling the damn switch in the dash

 

stupid lights

[slick]

First off, no cuss words in thread title's.

 

Secondly, sounds like a faulty door trigger.

[hell_raiser]

thanks umm soo could i bypass this?

 

[Psych0matt]

are you sure you don't have the dimmer clicked to "on"? my ex's family's car was like this, so they pulled the bulbs for almost two years, until I pointed it out when she told me that

[hell_raiser]

ok i pulled head light switch and bang there out! now i have no head lights lol

[hell_raiser]

soo if one wanted to remove auto lights what wires would one cut lol

[slick]

The door trigger is tied into the domelight on these vehicle's, which all is through the headlight switch. So obviously if you pull the headlight switch, none of the stuff will work.

 

You need to rule out that it's not a faulty door trigger, or a bad ground. Headlight switches are cheap as well.

[slick]

It's not as simple as cutting a wire.

[hell_raiser]

ok thank's they do shut off after like 5 minutes

[GnatGoSplat]

What year car? I'd have to consult my wiring diagrams, but I think if pulling the headlight switch shuts them off, there must be a short in the switch.

You might be able to pop the switch apart and fix the short if you're so inclined. Otherwise, the switch probably needs replacing.

 

[Regal_GS_1989]

I has the lights come on in my regal before, and it turned out to be a faulty switch. If i'd slam the slider back and fourth a few times they would turn off, but then sometimes they would come back on. I replaced the switch and never had an issue again.

[hell_raiser]

it's a 97 cutty 4 door

[rockfangd]

if you unplug the headlight switch everything will go out. the door triggers are more common togoing bad than a headlight switch but both are possible