saki669
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I thought I would post in case anyone had similar issues.
*the story*
For the past couple of years I have had strange issues with my passenger side tail lights. Here were the symptoms:
1. The bulbs were really dim when the headlights were on.
2. When the turn signal was on the brake and reverse light would flash really dimly.
3. When the brakes were applied *and* the headlights were on the flasher would click really fast like a bulb was out.
When I found out it was not bulb related I put up with the problem for a couple of years before getting up the courage to troubleshoot. At that point I suspected a grounding problem and didnt want to deal with it.
*the solution*
With a meter and FSM in hand I traced the wiring back from the lights to the power source. Everything checked out OK.
The ground side was the issue. It turns out that ground point #303G is located under the passenger side seat (under carpet if you still have it). The wire was broken off the connector. Replacing the connector and getting a nice ground contact fixed the problem.
On to the next issue....
:repair:
*the story*
For the past couple of years I have had strange issues with my passenger side tail lights. Here were the symptoms:
1. The bulbs were really dim when the headlights were on.
2. When the turn signal was on the brake and reverse light would flash really dimly.
3. When the brakes were applied *and* the headlights were on the flasher would click really fast like a bulb was out.
When I found out it was not bulb related I put up with the problem for a couple of years before getting up the courage to troubleshoot. At that point I suspected a grounding problem and didnt want to deal with it.
*the solution*
With a meter and FSM in hand I traced the wiring back from the lights to the power source. Everything checked out OK.
The ground side was the issue. It turns out that ground point #303G is located under the passenger side seat (under carpet if you still have it). The wire was broken off the connector. Replacing the connector and getting a nice ground contact fixed the problem.
On to the next issue....
:repair: