Have the new battery tested. It should read 12.68 volts across the posts. It could be dead.Did you have this condition before the new battery was installed?
No you do not need a battery, but the lights and horn will not work unless you have a battery installed, dead or not.
If I were doing it, I'd wire it in direct to the battery, and install a fuse in the wire somewhere (somewhere accessible) between the battery and the switch for the lights.
did you ever figure out your dash cluster lights. Same thing happened to me. New battery no dash lights? Thanks Russ thecorvetteguy@yahoo.com
Emergency lights are available in both handheld and permanently installed. Handheld lights are a better options. You can get either solar flash lights or lanterns.
It is standard only in Canada. It is dealer installed anywhere else.
have you checked your cables, esp the ground?
If the battery is good and the starter is good, then you must have a wire disconnected somewhere.
lights are required to be installed on every trailer
Battery cable connections may not be tight. The starter could be bad. The starter solenoid could be bad. Check to see if the lights work. If they do, leave them on and try to start the vehicle. IF the lights dim, you have a bad battery connection somewhere or a bad starter.
If there is power lost, lights that dim and a battery light that comes on there is most likely a connection that is loose somewhere. It would be best to check the alternator or battery cables.
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there would either be a short to power in your switch / a short to power in your wiring somewhere between the battery and the bulb . somewhere in there electricity is constant and completely cuts out the selector switch. the lights turn off when you disconnect the battery because that is the only time that power is not applied to the bulbs.