Parking light wont light up

Ok so the rear tail lights on my '64 coupe wont light up except went I apply the brakes.

I've replaced
-tail light harness
-engine feed harness
-brake switch
-head lamp switch.
-fuses in fuse box

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Sounds like a bad ground on the housings.

could also be something in the column wiring. Did you replace your turn signal switch at somepoint?

Does the license plate lamp work?

golf4283 -- I havent touched the colum wiring at all cuz i felt the problem was somewhere else.. and no i havent replaced the switch.
That was gonna be my next question, by changing that would that help... idk i just had a feeling it was a bad switch.. but thanks.Im going to change it out and see what happens

Tim65GT-- No the license plate lamp doesnt work.

Have they ever worked since you owned the car?

yes they have

There are places that one can follow the voltage on its route from the fuse box to the rear lights.

Do you know someone with a volt/ohm meter and knows how to use it? A few minutes of looking at a schematic and taking a few measurements by a knowledgeable person would have saved you a lot of time replacing parts that didn't need replacement. Not meant as a criticism, only an observation after the fact.

Just a simple test light is all you need. Check the black wire/terminal coming out of the light switch. It carries the voltage to the rear taillamps/lic plate lamp.

Tim65GT -- hey thanks!! ima check tonight..but is the 64 and 65-66 switch the same?


really aprreriate all the help everyone,

The switch may be different, but I'm not aware of any change in the tail lamp wiring.

The 64 switch functions the same, but the connectors are slightly different.