Stop lights / tail lights intermittent problem
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8th Gear
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: South of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Stop lights / tail lights intermittent problem
I have an 82 with a bit of a light problem. My tail/stop lights work intermittently. if i get up under the bumper and fool with the back of the lights i can get them to work for a while. So it seems to me it is a loose wire within the plug/socket of a certain light.
How have you all gone about to fix this? Is soldering the answer?
Any suggestions are welcomed. Thank you, Robert
How have you all gone about to fix this? Is soldering the answer?
Any suggestions are welcomed. Thank you, Robert
Racer
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 281
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From: Forest Va
I had the same problem but it was only on the left side tail light. When I removed the tail light to look at the tail light socket I noticed that when I wiggled the black wire on the socket that the light would cut on then off. I replaced the socket and the problem was fixed. I would say that your problem is somewhere in the ground in the sockets or where it grounds to the body. I hope this helps and that you can find your problem and get it fixed. 
