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10-25-2010, 03:56 PM
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 ULTIMATE
Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008
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Another thing that would make sense is to take voltage measurements. Do you have a volt meter?
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10-25-2010, 04:11 PM
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Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009
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I do. We checked the elements in the back when the car was on, with driving lights, and when brakes were applied. It seems that the driving lights come on fine, but the wire that provides the extra juice to amplify the brake lights don't come on.
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10-25-2010, 09:15 PM
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On the bulb socket, the black wire is ground, the green is the tail light feed and the red is the stop light feed. If you measure red to black with the brake pressed and green to black with the tail lights on, you should see 12V on each. |
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10-25-2010, 10:05 PM
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That is what I meant :). My electric jargon isn't professional grade my apologies. I'm sure I checked that, but I will check again with this new info. I can't thank you enough for your input :D
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10-28-2010, 05:56 PM
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OKay, so finally got a chance to open up m ycar again to look. Used a volt meter. Both the tails and the brake circuits work. However, the brakes are the green wire, and the tails are the red wire (on both sides). Both sides work, have used the volt meter on both. However, the bulbs refuse to work with the brake light signal. They will always come on for the tail light signal, but never, under any circumstance, for the brake light signal. I took some quick picture with my cellphone. If they're not what you need I will try to take more with a better camera.
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10-28-2010, 07:03 PM
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Oh my god. I am so stupid. BOTH the bulbs were burnt out. That was all. I just didn't think to check because the likelihood of both burning out at the same time seemed insane. FML. Thanks SO much CT. Sorry to waste your time trying to troubleshoot a problem that wasn't there. I'm so angry and relieved right now. Didn't know that I could feel those two emotions at the same time.
PS. ON that note, Adam, the stop light bulbs you gave me are bunk ;( PPS. The other bulbs work fine though, thanks! |
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10-29-2010, 03:49 AM
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I just can't help thinkin we've been max trolled. Nobody can be that Xumb...
Not even a bucket of rocks..... when you put in an open fillament bulb, it won't affect anything at all.... Oh well, guess some get their jollies in different ways. |
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