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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 11:04 PM
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Okay, I have an 89 vette and the break lights are all working when i use the breaks, but however when I actually turn the lights on on for night time driving the rear lights do not light up at all, so i cant drive at all without risking getting pulled over. If anybody has anything that can help me it would be greatly appreciated.
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 11:31 PM
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Its brakes, not breaks!
Check your 10 amp tail fuse with an ohmeter. If ok, then check each light bulb also with an ohmeter, one filament is the brake light, the other is the parking light (tail light).
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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ok, i changed the fuse and the tail lights worked for a short while then the fuse blew again. I used 10 amp, like supposed to, but when i went to change it i noticed that there was a 15 amp in the tail light fuse location from the first time it blew. So now what should i check for?
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 12:50 PM
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dead short to ground...i've seen a filament break and ground out on the base of the light bulb (found it after 3 hours of tearing a harness apart)...otherwise you're hunting in uncomfortable positions
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