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<p class="MsoNormal">Allan – are you saying the front side lights / running lights and headlights are working normally?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Are you absolutely sure the dash lights aren’t working? Sometimes it can be hard to see. Park the car in the garage and go out when it is dark to check them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 21, 2026 6:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>; Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>; triumphs@autox.team.net; auprichard uprichard.net <auprichard@uprichard.net><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The brake lights work as do the turn signals. All gauges work as does the heater fan. Only the tail lights and dash lights do not
work. I believe there are only 2 fuses for the car, correct? I've replaced them both. I can find no loose wires under the dash. The wiring harness was replaced 2 years ago with a high quality harness. Everything worked until the paint job.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Good point. it wouldn't. But the information offered was a bit sparce. Is it just the tail lights and do the brake turn signal lights work?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I believe there is a fuse for those lights somewhere in the harness. It was a dealer upgrade at some point. Later TR's have a fuse in the fuse block for that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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But how would bad grounds affect the dash lights?<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Triumphs <<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tony Drews<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 20, 2026 10:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] electrical issue</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="ydpa5d3f0d2yiv8530706335pfptpreheader22494b"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;line-height:150%;color:white">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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<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I'd check grounds too - if the lights are grounded to the body and the body was painted they may no longer be grounded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">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></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Get under the dash and check the wires in and out of the light switch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Triumphs <<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Allan Stults<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 20, 2026 4:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [TR] electrical issue</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="ydpa5d3f0d2yiv8530706335pfptpreheaderf0cb7f1"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;line-height:150%;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.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks in advance for any help,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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