Curren Tail Lights, UH-OH Options

[JoKeRkId613]

I got Curren Tail Lights recently. Installation was simple. I was informed of this problem last night. My tail lights won't light up at night. Like when your high beams are on, I know that your tail lights are supposed to light up red, and then even more red when you brake. It does light up when I brake, but not when my headlights are on... This is dangerous. Lol. I'm thinking I connected the plug backwards. Could this be the problem? Please help. A.S.A.P.

[Batman722]

check the bulbs first. Should be 1157 I think

[latinomasfino]

ok io just got them but i gots a problem the driver side fits perfect but the passenger like one of the holes is missing and like i had to take out a screw to make the hole but it wont fit perfectly there is a slight gap is this normal??

[JoKeRkId613]

well the bulbs should be right.i mean, its brand new. theyre curren tails. i believe theyre the same bulbs. the old lights did work fine. they light up the first set of red when its night time, and then the second set of red lights up when you brake. the first set dont light up. they do when i use the remote start. they light up, but when i start the car and its night time, it dont light up. please help. the plugs were plugged correctly. i dont think theres anything wrong with the lights, theyre brand new. the cars wiring is right because it worked fine with my old lights.

[jgreening]

There are two possibiliities: (1) bulbs, (2) wiring. I would lean toward wiring because its doubtful that new lights would come with burnt out bulbs...but who knows?

[latinomasfino]

i just noticed im having the same problem if my headlights are off they dont come on but if my headlights on are they do i think i rmember people had trouble with this i forgot wut the solution was

[JoKeRkId613]

actually, i think its the other way around. when my headlights are off, they're off, but when my headlights are on, the tail lights stay off. everything else works at all times, the turn signals work all the time and the brake lights work all the time. the only thing is that the tails dont come on when my headlights are on. they do come on when i remote start the car. all the lights come on and so do the tail lights. but when the cars on normally, they dont come one. please help. thanks. i saw a thread where coomer needed some help and the whole forum was on it. so i know a lot of people here know their stuff when it comes to electrical and wiring. all the help will be greatly appreciated. thanks!

[mikew04]

Are the bulbs the double contact kind? My friend had a similar problem with his parking lights on his pontiac, we had to open it up and bend a contact wire so that it would work correctly.

[JoKeRkId613]

im not sure what u mean by double contact... the thing i dont understand is how i seem to be the only one from the group buy with the curren lights that has problems. i figure everyone else would. and i mean, when the oem lights where on my car, they worked perfectly.

[latinomasfino]

im not sure what u mean by double contact... the thing i dont understand is how i seem to be the only one from the group buy with the curren lights that has problems. i figure everyone else would. and i mean, when the oem lights where on my car, they worked perfectly.
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dude im having problemas as well man like the passenger side doenst quite fit in perfect ionio wut the probelm is like a gap is there

[playr158]

u shorted a wire

uninstall the lights and find out where you pinched them

[JoKeRkId613]

well my problem is more with the wiring or bulbs. maybe even fuses in the car. i dont know. for now, im driving at night risking someone hitting my ass. but its all good. i got the nitrous. lol. anyway, i dont know about the gaps. mine fit perfectly. i took a pic of the passenger side tail to see if it helps. i mean, i have a little gap, but i think that's normal. with the trunk closed, it looks normal. the tail light is missing the black outline around the top because thats where the trunk closes. it was done on purpose. i dont know if this is what you mean? if not, then it must be something with the chassis of your car that wont let it sit right. mine bolted directly with the old holes and everything. my car's been crashed before but it fit fine. i dont know if thats your case. if not then i honestly have no idea on what to tell you.





This post has been edited by JoKeRkId613: Jun 7, 2005 - 1:46 PM

[JoKeRkId613]

OMG plyr! life saver. finally, some ideas as to what it might be. this sounds possible. i dont know how i shorted both lights, but it is possible. what do you mean by pinching tho? how do i check for that? thanks for the help in advance!

[playr158]

ok this is how it happens
cause i JUST did it

when you installed a side
when you tighten it down the wiring harness will get pinched between the body and the light housing so when you tighten the nut it squeezes the wire.....and creates a grounding point for short
thus blowing the fuse for the "tails"
this how ever does not blow the "stop" fuse allowing you to push your brakes down and have them light up

so undo them
and find out where you pinched the wires and then carefully put them back in making sure not to get wires pinched
replace the blown "tail" fuse 15amp
and your ready to go

[JoKeRkId613]

good stuff. you're the man. thanks for your help. im going to undo this and do it again first thing tomorow morning. before i get started. wheres the tail light fuses? i need a 15amp fuse or 2 of them?

[fastgt]

also a bad ground will cause the lights not to work, it happend on my sister celica lights... but that was a fourth gen i dont know if ours are grounded the same way