[TR] electrical issue

[Roger Elliott]

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.

On 4/20/2026 5:38 PM, auprichard uprichard.net wrote:
>
> Yes – same circuit.  But I’d also expect the front side lights / 
> running lights not to be working and possibly the headlights too.
>
> Get under the dash and check the wires in and out of the light switch.
>
> *From:*Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Allan 
> Stults
> *Sent:* Monday, April 20, 2026 4:17 PM
> *To:* triumphs at autox.team.net
> *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.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help,
>
> Allan Stults
>
> Veneta, Oregon
>
>
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