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So ive recently come across an issue on my R34, where no matter what i try do, the fuse pops for “tail lights” whenever i turn the “parker” light on at the indicator/light stalk. I cannot find anything wrong with wiring, and im still kind of unsure how to test continuity to find the issue as i don’t quite know how that circuit is wired. If i stick the multimeter into the earth of the parker on the driver side, i get continuity, on the passenger side i don’t. Putting it into the positive of both sides brings up nothing. I pulled apart the steering wheel surround and disconnected the plugs on the stalk and inspected them, seems all fine there. I cannot for the life of me work it out and its doing my head in, as im trying to get stuff sorted before the car goes off to get the engine back in while im away overseas from next week. I also have the very strange issue that i have been trying to work out for weeks now, when i turn the key to “ON” my dash night time lights, as well as ABS, Airbag and HICAS lights will come on, and stay on when i take the key out. Turbo timer is turned off, and also strangely, the tail lights stay on with it lit. Ive attached a video. Cannot work it out

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated 

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