91 honda civic tail lights delayed by 1-15 min..

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Feb 19, 2015

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91 honda civic tail lights delayed by 1-15 min..

HELP !!!hello ,am perplexed by these symptoms with my 91 Honda civic dx...about 3 months ago,my instrument lights would delay coming on when head lights were switched on after about 1-10 min of driving they would pop on.....now they are completely out......same thing is beginning to happen with the tail and side marker lights.......bad situation since I work nights......are these LIGHTS computer controlled?does this model have a body module??I have checked fuses and the main ....all are good.....found no relays as well...ANY ONE ELSE ENCOUNTERED THIS ??thanx

Feb 19, 2015

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Re: 91 honda civic tail lights delayed by 1-15 min..

On a 91? No computer involved in the park lights. Pretty much a switch, fuses, wiring and lights.

Get yourself a wiring diagram and voltmeter, and I'd probably start my testing from the connector for the switch on the column.

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Re: 91 honda civic tail lights delayed by 1-15 min..

My guess goes for headlight/taillight relays being slow to switch and eventually stop working altogether.

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Re: 91 honda civic tail lights delayed by 1-15 min..

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On a 91? No computer involved in the park lights. Pretty much a switch, fuses, wiring and lights.

There are no relays either.

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Re: 91 honda civic tail lights delayed by 1-15 min..

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I'd probably start my testing from the connector for the switch on the column.

Get yourself a can a electrical contact cleaner... something like this and spray it into all the switches (headlights/4 ways/signals etc) and move the switches back and forth for a few minutes. Let it dry for more than 10 minutes and see if it improves.

I have a '90 Ford that had random signal issues and sprayed pretty much an entire can into my steering column last summer.... everything has been fine ever since.