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| saigon71 |
 Sep 9 2013, 06:01 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,998 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Dillsburg, PA Member No.: 10,428 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Headlights, fog lights, front side marker lights and license plate lights are working correctly.
Other lights are a disaster. Here is what is going on: Hazards don't work (new relay ordered). Brake lights don't work - will be checking brake light switch behind pedal cluster tomorrow. Front & Rear parking lights come on and stay on as soon as the key is turned (fronts are very dim). When I use the right turn signal, this is what I see: RF-right front LF-left front RR-right rear LR-left rear RF - operates normally LF - has constant dim glow from driving light RR - flashes, but brake/parking light flash when turn signal light cycles off LR - no activity When I apply the left turn signal, this is what happens: RF - constant dim glow from driving light LF - operates normally RR - no activity LR - flashes, but brake/parking light flash when turn signal light cycles off Dropped the fuse block down and tested all the round relays. Any suggestions on where to start? |
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| 02loftsmoor |
Sep 9 2013, 06:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 577 Joined: 26-June 11 From: Ft. Worth TX Member No.: 13,243 Region Association: Southwest Region
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check your ground, with the dim driving light it looking for ground
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| Elliot Cannon |
Sep 9 2013, 06:12 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None
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See if you can check a wiring diagram and check all the wires going to the tail lights. There are lots of wires going to those lights and it's not hard to hook them up wrong. It sounds like a few wires might be on the wrong terminals.
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| saigon71 |
Sep 10 2013, 06:56 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,998 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Dillsburg, PA Member No.: 10,428 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Sep 9 2013, 08:12 PM)  See if you can check a wiring diagram and check all the wires going to the tail lights. There are lots of wires going to those lights and it's not hard to hook them up wrong. It sounds like a few wires might be on the wrong terminals. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) Spent the day cleaning grounds and checking connections. 90% of my electrical problems came from the tail light wiring - it was affecting a lot of stuff. I had marked each wire the way it came off and installed them the same way. Problem is that they were installed incorrectly when I bought the car. Broke out the Haynes manual and was able to identify where the five wire connections back there should go by using the current flow diagram. All exterior lights are now fully operational. Adjusted brake switch lever and the brake lights work now too! Thanks! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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