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Old 04-26-2011, 12:46 PM   #1 (permalink)
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'03 Corolla Parking Lights won't turn off after remote start install

I installed a remote start system (Bulldog, would never buy that brand again, got a T harness with it that was completely mis wired, and they would do nothing about it) on a '03 Corolla. Now the parking lights will not go out after you turn on the headlamps manually. I also don't think the lights are turning on automatically at night (hence why they were turned on manually) I still need to verify that the rear parking lights stay on as well. The only way to get them off is to pull the 15A tail fuse under the dash or I assume disconnect the battery. I got them to shut off several times by remote starting and shutting it off with the brake kill switch, but that doesn't work any more. It does the same thing with the remote start connected or not. only connections made outside the ignition harness were the tail light wire below the multi function signal arm, and the brake wire.
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Sounds like parking light's (and possibly other's) wiring is shorted to ground or to another line, completing the circuit. If the T-harness was as messed up as you make it sound like, good chance that there is an issue in the T-harness or any number of lines that you had to modify to install the unit.

Electrical stuff is always tough to diagnose - best bet is to go back and verify that none of the wiring is damaged (cut, crushed, insulation pierced or worn away).
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I don't think the T harness has anything to do with it. If it did I would think the problem would go away when it is unplugged, which it does not. Thanks for the help
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