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Old Aug 20, 2019 | 02:28 PM
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I have a 68’. The right side brake lights stopped working. Left side work and all 4 tail lights work. Bulbs work, I swapped right to left. Front directionals work. The right side blinker is sluggish but works. I cleaned up the grounds but nothing. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank
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Old Aug 20, 2019 | 02:37 PM
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The sockets can corrode inside the plastic, attach a wire to a good ground and check by touching the wire to the brass part holding the bulb:


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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 09:53 AM
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Did you clean the socket and the connections inside. I'm having a recurring issue with this right now. I also had the corroded socket inside like was posted above
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