Front lights not working
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Front lights not working
I redid my front grounds and the socket on the right side and still no lights. The back lights work, but just the lights, no brake lights or turn signals. What should i need to replace in order to get these things to work?
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You'll need to check to see if power is coming out of the headlight switch. The switch also acts as a circuit breaker for the headlights.
Check the RED/Yellow wire coming out of the switch, if that checks check the RED/BLACK and GREEN/BLACK coming from the high beam switch.
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Check the RED/Yellow wire coming out of the switch, if that checks check the RED/BLACK and GREEN/BLACK coming from the high beam switch.
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The brake lights go through the TSS (turn signal switch) i'd look into that being at fault.
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Working lights are- left parking light, both rear tail lights (just the upper ones, not bottom), and right rear marker light.
But as stated before, the rears just work with the lights, no brake lights or turn signals
And another question that might sound dumb, the bottom rear tail lights that dont work, i can only see plastic in there, nothing that would make a connection with the bulb. Is this normal or am i being stupid?
But as stated before, the rears just work with the lights, no brake lights or turn signals
And another question that might sound dumb, the bottom rear tail lights that dont work, i can only see plastic in there, nothing that would make a connection with the bulb. Is this normal or am i being stupid?
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As for the taillight, the light bulb is in the upper portion, the middle red portion is the DOT required reflector. There are no lights inside of there.
Did you check the brake/turn signal fuse?
Yellow/ Black and Green are the brake/turn signal wires out of the TSS.
If the headlights are not working, first of all check the head lamps first and then use a DMM to check the wires.
As for any parking lights or markers that are not working you'll need to check the connectors and sockets since they tie in with the main lighting harness.
Josh
Did you check the brake/turn signal fuse?
Yellow/ Black and Green are the brake/turn signal wires out of the TSS.
If the headlights are not working, first of all check the head lamps first and then use a DMM to check the wires.
As for any parking lights or markers that are not working you'll need to check the connectors and sockets since they tie in with the main lighting harness.
Josh
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I had one fuse out im replacing tonight, im not sure what its for though. Is there a way to test the headlamp itself?
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