drivers taillight wont light up when i hit the brakes
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drivers taillight wont light up when i hit the brakes
so i took out my taillights and lights today and smoked em, re-installed and they all turn on with the lights but only the 3rd brake light and passengers side taillight light up when i hit the brakes. the drivers doesnt get brighter. i had this happen to the 3rd brake light and passengers side light once and they were on the same fuse and it blew but i looked up and i think its fuse #7 by the passengers side dash that controls it and it was fine. i checked the wires i could see for the light and they all looked fine. i wasnt aggressive or nothing with em so i hope its not a wire way deep in thats shot. any other ideas? #7 the right fuse? thanks in advance
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replace the bulb they can go bad if handled a little rough or if you man handled them when putting them back in. and they are cheap any way so try that first
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yeah..my mounts on the drivers side broke though and are held in with self-tappers that are hard to get to and bulbs are cheap so ill just get a new one.
ill get up some pics tonight..next comes the corner markers and tint the turn signals a bit. might be painting the bottom half of the jeep black this spring to flow the black..hah
ill get up some pics tonight..next comes the corner markers and tint the turn signals a bit. might be painting the bottom half of the jeep black this spring to flow the black..hah
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When i first picked up my xj the brake lights didnt work at all. There is a switch behind the pedal. I replaced mine and they worked perfect there after. Just my 2 cents. The part was only $13. If it is the switch atleast it wont break the bank.
how many coats did you do on your tail lights? they look sick. I want to do the same thing.
how many coats did you do on your tail lights? they look sick. I want to do the same thing.
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thanks bro, i just picked up the light bulb today so ill try it first. i used about 5 coats..can says only 3 but with 5, they still throw a decent amount of light
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what do ya mean? they are all black. i took em off to paint but after they ran and ****ed up, i was getting pissed and sprayed them on the jeep and got a little over spray on the rear quarter panel, but i planned on painting the jeep black from that part down come spring anyways soooo yeah.
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