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 Aug 11, 2008 - 6:38 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Apr 6, '08 From Overland Park Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%)  |
So this weekend I tried tinting my tails, so I took the tails out, and put them back in, did this a couple times, didn't remove any bulbs or anything just took them out of the tails, well qhen I was doing this I eventually realized one of the lights was going out so I bought a new light for it and now my break lights won't work, on either side. . I only changed one bulb. . Size 1157. . When I turn on my headlights it looks as tho my tail lights are super bright like if the breaks were actuated but the center light on the hatch never lights up nor the break lights. . Idk what to do help please! I did accidently pinch one of the wires and broke it when I was screwing the tails back in but put the wires back together. . Idk what to do
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Aug 11, 2008 - 6:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%) |
Check your connections on that wire you put back together. How'd you put it together? Did you use connectors or did you just twist the ends together? I'm sure it has something to do with that.
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Aug 11, 2008 - 6:58 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '06 From New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 105 (100%) |
what is happening here is you have bridge the circuits, so when you turn the lights on, what you see is the brake lights on, I'm willing to bet that you installed the bulb the wrong way, just remove it and re-do it.
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Aug 11, 2008 - 7:10 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 6, '08 From Overland Park Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Thanks for the tips I'll try both and post my findings later thanks a ton!
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Aug 12, 2008 - 10:57 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 6, '08 From Overland Park Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
I tried both of those ideas and neither of them fixed the problem.... Any other ideas?? It's really impossible to install that light wrong there is only one way to do it.. I'm so confused on what is happening...
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Aug 12, 2008 - 11:42 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '06 From New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 105 (100%) |
check the bulb, is it a double contact or single contact ? they both look the same
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Aug 12, 2008 - 11:47 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 18, '08 From Houston Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
are the bulbs in the proper holes?
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Aug 12, 2008 - 12:36 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 6, '08 From Overland Park Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Yes they are in the correct holes, if they weren't it wouldn't stop them from lighting up correctly. . And it looked to me as tho its double contact. . I don't see any difference in the 2
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Aug 12, 2008 - 9:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 6, '08 From Overland Park Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Well I finally got to look at my tail lights at night time and they definitely look as tho they are as bright as when the breaks are on, only problem is the breaks aren't on and the middle light on the hatch doesn't light up. . Anymore ideas?
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Aug 14, 2008 - 1:15 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 6, '08 From Overland Park Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
no other input on this???
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Aug 14, 2008 - 1:35 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 2, '07 From Great Western Plateau Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Try and disconnect the pinched wire and see if the brake light are still as bright. I think you might have overlook something, this circuit is pretty easy as it is just an open and close circuit. Not much could have gone wrong.
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Aug 14, 2008 - 1:37 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 6, '08 From Overland Park Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
I'll give that a try thanks. I'm going to try a couple other things and tweak with it tomorrow thanks for the idea!
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