Subject: Re: [TR] electrical issue

From: auprichard uprichard.net <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:38:03 +0000

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From: DAVID MASSEY <[email-masked]>
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It could be the paint is too good and your light fixtures are not being gro=
unded.=C2=A0 Try exposing some bare sheetmetal where they mount up.
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Yes =E2=80=93 same circuit.=C2=A0 But I=E2=80=99d also expect the front sid=
e lights / running lights not to be working and possibly the headlights too=
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Get under the dash and check the wires in and out of the light switch.
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From: Triumphs <[email-masked]>On Behalf Of Allan Stults
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2026 4:17 PM
To: [email-masked]
Subject: [TR] electrical issue
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I have a '62 TR 3B. I recently had it painted. The painter took it apart to=
 paint (fenders, doors, trunk, etc.). After bringing it home, I discovered =
that the tail lights and dash lights were not working. All other electrical=
 items are working.
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I have a '62 TR 3B.=C2=A0 I recently had it painted.=C2=A0 The painter took=
 it apart to paint (fenders, doors, trunk, etc.).=C2=A0 After bringing it h=
ome, I discovered that the tail lights and dash lights were not working.=C2=
=A0 All other electrical items are working.=C2=A0 Are those 2 items, dash a=
nd tail lights on the same circuit?=C2=A0 Everything was working before the=
 paint job.
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Thanks in advance for any help,
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Allan Stults
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64140294pfptpreheaderf0cb7f1" style=3D"display: none;"><span style=3D"font-=
size:1.0pt;color:white;">I have a '62 TR 3B. I recently had it painted. The=
 painter took it apart to paint (fenders, doors, trunk, etc.). After bringi=
ng it home, I discovered that the
 tail lights and dash lights were not working. All other electrical items a=
re working.
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ptos, sans-serif;" class=3D"ydp91af9746yiv4764140294MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:sans-serif;">I have a '62=
 TR 3B.&nbsp; I recently had it painted.&nbsp; The painter took it apart to=
 paint (fenders, doors, trunk, etc.).&nbsp; After bringing it
 home, I discovered that the tail lights and dash lights were not working.&=
nbsp; All other electrical items are working.&nbsp; Are those 2 items, dash=
 and tail lights on the same circuit?&nbsp; Everything was working before t=
he paint job.</span></p>=20
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From: Tony Drews <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:04:49 -0500

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I'd check grounds too - if the lights are grounded to the body and the 
body was painted they may no longer be grounded.

Regards, Tony

On 4/20/2026 5:38 PM, auprichard uprichard.net wrote:
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> Yes – same circuit.  But I’d also expect the front side lights / 
> running lights not to be working and possibly the headlights too.
>
> *From:*Triumphs <[email-masked]> *On Behalf Of *Allan 
> Stults
> *Sent:* Monday, April 20, 2026 4:17 PM
> *To:* [email-masked]
> *Subject:* [TR] electrical issue
>
> I have a '62 TR 3B. I recently had it painted. The painter took it 
> apart to paint (fenders, doors, trunk, etc.). After bringing it home, 
> I discovered that the tail lights and dash lights were not working. 
> All other electrical items are working.
>
> I have a '62 TR 3B.  I recently had it painted.  The painter took it 
> apart to paint (fenders, doors, trunk, etc.). After bringing it home, 
> I discovered that the tail lights and dash lights were not working.  
> All other electrical items are working.  Are those 2 items, dash and 
> tail lights on the same circuit?  Everything was working before the 
> paint job.
>
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    <p>I'd check grounds too - if the lights are grounded to the body
      and the body was painted they may no longer be grounded.</p>
    <p>Regards, Tony</p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/20/2026 5:38 PM, auprichard
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Yes – same circuit.  But I’d also expect
          the front side lights / running lights not to be working and
          possibly the headlights too.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Get under the dash and check the wires in
          and out of the light switch.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">
              Triumphs <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a>
              <b>On Behalf Of </b>Allan Stults<br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 20, 2026 4:17 PM<br>
              <b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a><br>
              <b>Subject:</b> [TR] electrical issue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pfptpreheaderf0cb7f1"><span
              style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">I have a '62 TR 3B. I
              recently had it painted. The painter took it apart to
              paint (fenders, doors, trunk, etc.). After bringing it
              home, I discovered that the tail lights and dash lights
              were not working. All other electrical items are working.
            </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">I
              have a '62 TR 3B.  I recently had it painted.  The painter
              took it apart to paint (fenders, doors, trunk, etc.). 
              After bringing it home, I discovered that the tail lights
              and dash lights were not working.  All other electrical
              items are working.  Are those 2 items, dash and tail
              lights on the same circuit?  Everything was working before
              the paint job.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Thanks
              in advance for any help,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Veneta,
              Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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I had a friend that lost tail lights after rear end was repainted. 
Turned out his lights had lost their ground due to the paint.

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    <p>I had a friend that lost tail lights after rear end was
      repainted. Turned out his lights had lost their ground due to the
      paint. </p>

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