Electrical gurus needed!
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'08-'10
Electrical gurus needed!
I was at a light last night, and the guy behind be runs up and tells me that my brake lamps are lighting left to right, not simultaneously. I checked it and he's right. It's only a split second, but the left lamp lights up before the right and top. What's the deal? 
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by EdsC5
I was at a light last night, and the guy behind be runs up and tells me that my brake lamps are lighting left to right, not simultaneously. I checked it and he's right. It's only a split second, but the left lamp lights up before the right and top. What's the deal?
Ed:
Are both sides acting the same way? If you bought the C5 used, someone may have installed sequential taillights in.
Where are you in NJ?
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'08-'10
I bought the car used (15K) from Kerbeck but it was all stock. It's just a slight delay. It seems more noticable when you lightly hit the brake. I'm in Freehold by the way.
Drifting
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I don’t want to get into a big detailed explanation, but you have one brake light bulb that just takes a little longer to turn on. One must have been replaced before and it simply takes a little longer to light up. It’s not a problem. You can replace them with the same make of bulb which should correct the problem. 
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'08-'10
Upon further inspection, it's the center brake lamp that is lighting up a fraction before the outer lamps. Could this just be a result of the LED bulbs VS the "standard" bulbs?
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Yes, this is normal. Infact, now that you mention it, a cop told me the same thing. The LED's do light up faster. Notice this next time on another car you're following. Most cars with the 3rd brake light on a spoiler use LED's and then the sides use conventional. There is a bit of a delay. The only solution to this is to either live with it, or use LED's all the way around.