Can somebody explain parking lights?
 

Several months ago I read a DIY on how to connect DRLs to parking lights to make them ON all the time, so I have forgotten what the normal behavior is.

What exactly are parking lights, what's their purpose?

In an OEM car, are they ON all the time too? When people connect their custom headlight halos to parking lights, does that mean halos are ON all the time too?

At one time, they were used to make a parked car more visible, when it was pulled over to the side of the road where other drivers might not expect it. But since the mid-sixties, we have emergency flashers or hazard lights for that.

Do you mean like this:

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...ack-led-s.html

or

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...ights-mod.html