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Another brake light question
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Another brake light question
Bulb is good, light on with parking lights and headlights but no left rear brake light. Right works fine. So what do you folks think , wiring harness or new fixture. Cleaned some corrosion from contacts but still no light.Thanks guys
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Check the ground wire at that location.
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That's a dual filament bulb so the running lights could work if only the bright filament was broken. Take a close look at the bulb. I would think if it was a ground issue the running lights wouldn't work either.
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Sounds like a bad connection or broken wire to the turn signal indicator switch in the steering column. The voltage feeds from the yellow wire at the connector. Could be anywhere from the connector in the column, through the rear connector or to the socket.
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It could still have a bad connection or loose wire. Did the problem start when you changed the turn signal switch? With the ignition switch off, and brake on, measure for 12 v on the yellow wire coming out. If it's there, move on to toward the rear to the rear body connector, then the lamp connector. Or start at the brake light with the brake on, you should have 12 v on one of the connectors. If not, follow it back through the connector to the turn switch connector. Expand the diagram I attached and you can see there's not much to it, 12v and ground. If the ground was missing, you shouldn't get a tail lamp. Concentrate on the yellow wire from the turn signal switch to the tail lamp connector..
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Thanks for the help, local mechanics seem to agree
Ed