Brake light wiring question
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Brake light wiring question
I have the wiring diagram for the electrical system of my 72 f100, but I am done fooling with the brake lights. Only the passenger brake light illuminates when I press the brakes. When I turn on my running lights the brake light on the driver side stays constantly on as if I’m pressing the brake pedal even when I’m not. Ive followed the wires looking for bad grounds/shorts, replaced the switch multiple times at the pedal, and I can’t fool with it anymore.
My question is if I were to bypass the driver side brake light and just used the power from the passenger side which functions properly, where should I start and where is the easiest place to tie the wires together so both the left and right running and brake lamps work? I realize that that Will probably impact my turn signals but I need to have both brake lights functioning. Hopefully that makes sense.
My question is if I were to bypass the driver side brake light and just used the power from the passenger side which functions properly, where should I start and where is the easiest place to tie the wires together so both the left and right running and brake lamps work? I realize that that Will probably impact my turn signals but I need to have both brake lights functioning. Hopefully that makes sense.
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if thats possibly the case then which wire to that signal selector goes to the driver brake
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Have you confirmed that you have 1157 two conductor lights front and back? I've seen similar problems with bad grounds on the front or rear light housings or where single filament light bulbs were inserted into 2 filament housings. Both can cause brake light and/or running light problems.
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Have you confirmed that you have 1157 two conductor lights front and back? I've seen similar problems with bad grounds on the front or rear light housings or where single filament light bulbs were inserted into 2 filament housings. Both can cause brake light and/or running light problems.
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Matt, did you check all the connections where the wires exit the steering column and into the connector! I had one wire pulled from the connector somehow, while changing the master cylinder. That drove me nuts for a few days!
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thats where I started because I though maybe something was bound, but I didnt find anything. Chasing electrical gremlins is the worst
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