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Mar 11, 2008 | 11:09 AM

clgreer

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tail lights

asked this question once before, but here it is.

My passenger side tail light keeps blowing.....ive replaced it three times in the last 2 months. also it would seem thta the bulb is getting hot enough to melt the cover as there is a hole where the bulb is now......

any ideas??

Mar 11, 2008 | 11:15 AM

bucks77ford

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I'd look at your wires from back to front just to make sure the wire is good and make sure the ground wires are getting good grounds then I'd maybe just replace the socket itself.

Mar 11, 2008 | 11:23 AM

clgreer

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>>>place audible sigh here<<<<< thats what i figured id have to do. but hey i have somehting to do this weekend now.

Mar 11, 2008 | 11:32 AM

rbaker6336

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sounds as though someone has installed the wrong bulb socket and now you need a socket and tail light or at least some patching on the tail light
if the tail light has a hole where water can get in,water + hot bulb = blown bulb
a lot of the chinese etc bulbs only last about a month in the best of conditions

Mar 11, 2008 | 12:07 PM

BigGrizz76

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at least your project is cheap and easy...replacement sockets are available from any parts store...good luck!

Mar 11, 2008 | 01:06 PM

fmc400

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I might add, that if you're going to replace the sockets, don't get the cheap ones that have the spade-time contacts on them, like the ones at Advance or Autozone. Go with OEM-style replacements, which you can get at Napa or Rock Auto. They're a few dollars more but I've found with the cheaper ones, they don't always make a good connection and you keep having to smack them to come on.

Mar 13, 2008 | 09:37 AM

clgreer

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you know now that i think about it, im pretty sur ethat the socket is a replacement. well its a different color from the other ones. dont remember seeing any splices, but that dosent mean anything.