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Old Oct 21, 2016 | 12:23 PM
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Tail Light Help

I'm working on my rear Tail lights today. I replaced all the wiring, bulbs and housings, but can only get the turn signals and brake lights to work, and they work good. I have a 6 volt system and replaced the bulbs with new, 2 filament 6 volt bulbs. All front lights work (Headlights, turn signals and parking lights)

Any ideas why the rear tail lights will not come on?

Probably something simple......I hope! Thanks
 
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Old Oct 21, 2016 | 02:26 PM
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Are your Brake/ Turn signals hooked to one filament and the tail lights to the other?
 
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 09:41 AM
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Are your Brake/ Turn signals hooked to one filament and the tail lights to the other?
Around we're they grounded it black at back driver side and we're good green clip rear has black yellow make shur plug it yellow black strip blinkers driver that's what found I popping fuses about time I checked my own
 
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Assuming the wiring is correct, first check for voltage at the tail light socket with a test light to a known good ground. If you have voltage then it will have to be a bad ground or defective bulb. Good luck!
 
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Weberda328jw
Around we're they grounded it black at back driver side and we're good green clip rear has black yellow make shur plug it yellow black strip blinkers driver that's what found I popping fuses about time I checked my own
Huh? Say what?

This is an old thread. Thanks for the help. But I'm sure Dave has it figured out by now.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2018 | 03:49 AM
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Thanks, Abe. I missed that this is an old thread.
 
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