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Old 01-22-2013, 05:49 PM
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My tail lights will not shut off when i turn off my car, the instrument cluster lights are on as well, nothing shuts off, this will drain my battery i think..this started after i replaced my turning signal assembly, theres a single white white i did not see fit to use on the turning signal assembly wire harness.. is there soemthing i can do with this single white wire to make this compatible with my car cause obviously it is not compatible with it
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If electronics don't shut off with the switch, then the switch (or a relay) is bad, or your wires are shorted in a way that makes them always be "on" which could have happened in the accident.
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could my ecu be ruined?
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Anything is possible, but that seems unlikely just now. Check the wires, switches and relays first.




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