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Offline Low87

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Brake lights/turn signals out
« on: June 28, 2011, 07:54:09 pm »
My brake/signal bulbs aren't working. Both.

Fuse is good
Bulbs good
Everything seems snug

I can disassemble the housing and remove the bulb, upon reassembly everything works fine. At some point it quits working again. Wiring looks okay, but I suspect the splice done by a PO for the trailer hookup. I'll chase that down tomorrow, any other ideas to look at while I do?
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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: Brake lights/turn signals out
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2011, 08:22:30 pm »
seams like you have the right ideal on what to check and you should find your problem
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Offline big bear

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Re: Brake lights/turn signals out
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2011, 09:46:01 pm »
i agree,  start with what you listed and go from there.   sometimes it helps to think out loud haha
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Offline Grim 82

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Re: Brake lights/turn signals out
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2011, 09:50:56 pm »
Check the grounds behind the lenses and clean the sockets.
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Offline 1979C20

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Re: Brake lights/turn signals out
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2011, 03:01:59 am »
I had screwy wiring and similar issues when I first got my truck. The trailer "wiring" was a bunch of e-tape and some wire nuts. I butt spliced the 3 wires together and it was all better, but one night all my tail lights went out because the ground splice came loose. If youd like I can snap pics of the splice so you can see which wires.
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Offline royo

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Re: Brake lights/turn signals out
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2011, 06:15:02 am »
Also check  the plug end down under the frame
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Offline Low87

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Re: Brake lights/turn signals out
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2011, 08:10:48 am »
Thanks a lot guys, I'll let you know what I find.
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Offline Low87

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Re: Brake lights/turn signals out
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2011, 09:18:31 am »
I checked over everything with no luck.  Finally pulled the bulbs again and noticed that one end of the filament in the pass side bulb was broken.  I guess moving it around when putting it back in made contact for a while.  New bulb and everything (driver's side too) works fine now.  No idea how that happened.  Still going to rewire the trailer pigtail this weekend.
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Offline big bear

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Re: Brake lights/turn signals out
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2011, 03:18:14 pm »
glad to hear your all fixed up
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