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My son has a 1990 Integra RS and is having taillight problems. This has
been going on intermittently for several years but is now permanent.

If you get in the car and turn on the lights, he has taillights. Once you
start the engine, no more taillights. He also has no running lights.

Brake lights and signal lights work.

Did he install an aftermarket alarm system? It could be wired incorrectly.

AJPDLA

"Wayne" <waynebrown'nospam'@accesscomm.ca> wrote in message
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> My son has a 1990 Integra RS and is having taillight problems. This has
> been going on intermittently for several years but is now permanent.
>
> If you get in the car and turn on the lights, he has taillights. Once you
> start the engine, no more taillights. He also has no running lights.
>
> Brake lights and signal lights work.
>
>
>

It's the daytime running light module located on the side panel in front of
the passenger side door. You can try to solder the hairline crack on the
circuit board in the module or just disconnect the plug. Then you will have
manual operation of your headlights only. Or, just replace the module.

There used to be a web site that had instructions on how to repair this. I
can no longer find it. This message might prompt someone else to forward
the instructions.

"Wayne" <waynebrown'nospam'@accesscomm.ca> wrote in message
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| My son has a 1990 Integra RS and is having taillight problems. This has
| been going on intermittently for several years but is now permanent.
|
| If you get in the car and turn on the lights, he has taillights. Once you
| start the engine, no more taillights. He also has no running lights.
|
| Brake lights and signal lights work.
|
|
|

The car has no alarm system. Good thought though. I have heard lots of
horror stories from people with aftermarket alarms....

"ajpdla" <ajpdla@pacifier.com> wrote in message
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> Did he install an aftermarket alarm system? It could be wired
incorrectly.
>
> AJPDLA
>
> "Wayne" <waynebrown'nospam'@accesscomm.ca> wrote in message
> news:3f843bc0$1@news3.accesscomm.ca...
> > My son has a 1990 Integra RS and is having taillight problems. This
has
> > been going on intermittently for several years but is now permanent.
> >
> > If you get in the car and turn on the lights, he has taillights. Once
you
> > start the engine, no more taillights. He also has no running lights.
> >
> > Brake lights and signal lights work.
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Thanks for the suggestion. My son has done that and his taillights now
work as they should.

"Jim" <j_e_freer_removeunderscores@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> It's the daytime running light module located on the side panel in front
of
> the passenger side door. You can try to solder the hairline crack on the
> circuit board in the module or just disconnect the plug. Then you will
have
> manual operation of your headlights only. Or, just replace the module.
>
> There used to be a web site that had instructions on how to repair this.
I
> can no longer find it. This message might prompt someone else to forward
> the instructions.
>
> "Wayne" <waynebrown'nospam'@accesscomm.ca> wrote in message
> news:3f843bc0$1@news3.accesscomm.ca...
> | My son has a 1990 Integra RS and is having taillight problems. This
has
> | been going on intermittently for several years but is now permanent.
> |
> | If you get in the car and turn on the lights, he has taillights. Once
you
> | start the engine, no more taillights. He also has no running lights.
> |
> | Brake lights and signal lights work.
> |
> |
> |
>
>