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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 10:08 PM
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I have the Euro Red/Clear tail lights. Today I noticed (during state inspection) that when the brake pedal is pushed, both the brake (red) and turn (clear/amber) lights light up. The turns work fine.

The car was recently worked on (fuel pump -- disassemble the rear portion of the car; and A/C control unit -- dash taken apart).

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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:11 PM
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Did they come on before? If so was the white wire from the brake pedal (under the dash) cut during the install.

I just did the install on my 04.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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Assuming they worked properly before, is it possible that when the mechanic was working under your dash he saw the cut white wire and spliced it back together, not realizing that it was meant to be cut??
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Yep ... check the white wire that is supposed to be cut.
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Thanks, I'll check that. The lights worked correctly before going in...
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 01:56 PM
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Thanks for the help everyone. The dealer tech apparently spliced that wire back together. Fixed now.
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