Brake Light Issue
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Brake Light Issue
After I got home from Church last night, I went out to start the truck and let it run a few minutes (as I normally do if I don't drive it for a day). Since it was dark, I turned the parking lights on, and did a visual inspection to make sure all my lights were working properly, then I checked my blinkers and noticed the driver side was really slow, and when I turned the passenger side on the driver side went out, parking light and all. I pulled the unit out and checked the ground, it appeared to be clean, any other thoughts? Truck info is in my signature...
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Any time i have an issue like this its either a ground issue of the light socket itself. You have to be careful when buying new sockets, a lot of the brand new Chinese ones are junk right off the self. What i did is went to the junk yard and pulled some off a 90's truck, very good quality socket and bulb but they dont quite fit in our tail light housing. I just used a little duct tape so they dont fall out. Some people dont like to jerry rig but you wont be dissapointed in the light! It also makes the brake lights a lot brighter
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Agreed, sounds like a ground issue internal to the socket itself.
By the way - there's absolutely zero electrical work you can do without a multimeter. You can't "look" at a ground to determine that it's "clean." Your eyes cannot read resistance. You don't stare at things to figure out what they smell like, right?
By the way - there's absolutely zero electrical work you can do without a multimeter. You can't "look" at a ground to determine that it's "clean." Your eyes cannot read resistance. You don't stare at things to figure out what they smell like, right?
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The socket and bulb it self is about a a 1/4 inch to long (or the plastic piece of the taillight is to short). The socket will stick out about a 1/4 inch and wont let you twist it in so you have to tape the back so it wont fall out.
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What's the reasoning behind using a later-model socket? Just cheaper than buying a year-correct replacement socket? You can get quality replacement sockets; I think they are under 10 bucks a piece. You can get them through Rock Auto, but most parts stores should have the high quality kind. Napa will, for sure.
I know the cheap ones you're talking about, and yes they are junk.
I know the cheap ones you're talking about, and yes they are junk.
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