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02-04-2004, 01:23 AM
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Back Brake Lights
My back brake light keeps goig out on the right side  and the thing is everytime i fix it, it eventually goes out again! anybody have the same problem or have any advice on how to fix this problem? 
Thanx in advance
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02-04-2004, 01:25 AM
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ive had that prob... i went to pitstop and they fixed it... it jsut had no contact or something like that...took them 1 min to fix it (I think they cleaned it or something)
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02-04-2004, 02:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mikester
ive had that prob... i went to pitstop and they fixed it... it jsut had no contact or something like that...took them 1 min to fix it (I think they cleaned it or something)
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Yeah, that's what i was told. what's the best way of cleanign the contact on it?
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02-04-2004, 02:51 PM
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a bad contact is a very common reason for a fault on our tailights. check the contacts , clean them if you can and you should be ok.
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02-04-2004, 04:21 PM
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The best way to to clean contacts would be to get some sandpaper or use a file and just sand down the contacts of both the bulb and the metal contact of the lens.
Bry
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02-04-2004, 10:08 PM
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bend them out a little too....thats what happened to me...they weren't making proper contact
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02-05-2004, 12:35 AM
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bend them.. sanding is good too... contact cleaner.. (buy from radio shack.. around $5 for a can) when you're done...
I had an aftermarket tail light that kept blowing a fuse... turned out the fixture itself was not seated totally flush and causing a short somewhere... very weird. you using aftermarket tails?
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02-05-2004, 12:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Justin e36
bend them.. sanding is good too... contact cleaner.. (buy from radio shack.. around $5 for a can) when you're done...
I had an aftermarket tail light that kept blowing a fuse... turned out the fixture itself was not seated totally flush and causing a short somewhere... very weird. you using aftermarket tails?
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Dunno man, just bought the car littl eover a week ago, how can i tell?
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02-06-2004, 02:06 AM
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does it have a orange turn signal
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02-06-2004, 02:18 AM
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yup, they're the original lights
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02-06-2004, 04:14 AM
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i had that problem once for weeks final solution permanent fix was solder a longer contact on the socket where the bulb goes in ... and that fixed the problem for good ...
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