Brake lights work - then quit. Wierd!

Log Out | Topics | Search Moderators | Register | Edit Profile

Author Message   Brad Zevenbergen (Bazeven) New Member Username: Bazeven Post Number: 19 Registered: 01-2004 Posted on Friday, February 06, 2004 - 08:33 am:    Here's a good one for you. My brake lights (2 center and 1 high mount) work fine - UNTIL - I put on my parking or head lights. After turning them on, my passanger side brake light will not work. I had someone watch for me last night - and with my foot on the brake, the 3 brake lights would be on until I would turn the headlight control, then the passanger side brake light would go out but the drivers side and high mount light would still be on. All other lights work fine. Is there a simple fix for this? Is that bulb not in correct? Is it the wrong bulb? Ideas? Thanks. bz   Joey Stompedissel (Huskyboy) New Member Username: Huskyboy Post Number: 34 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Friday, February 06, 2004 - 10:44 pm:    Brad, you should have a bulb with 2 contacts at the bottom, besides the metal housing used as earth. And it should be positioned correctly as well. It has two little thingies at the base, at different positions. Greetz, Joey   john kazeva (Jkazeva) New Member Username: Jkazeva Post Number: 6 Registered: 02-2004 Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 12:52 am:    A potential upgrade i am considering for [my beemer m/c first] for the 1156 and 1157 bulbs that are typical for a vehicle's tail and rear turn signal lamps: http://www.2kracing.com/product_info.php/products_id/1762   john kazeva (Jkazeva) New Member Username: Jkazeva Post Number: 7 Registered: 02-2004 Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 12:58 am:    35W halogens as a replacement: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tractor/msg0123423714012.html   Ryan Graham (Ryangraham) New Member Username: Ryangraham Post Number: 22 Registered: 01-2004 Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 09:30 pm:    You probably have a ground problem. Check your tail lights for burned/black grounds or bulbs for filament grounding.   Brad Zevenbergen (Bazeven) New Member Username: Bazeven Post Number: 20 Registered: 01-2004 Posted on Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 09:55 pm:    I will check for any grounding issue. But what gets me is that the brake light does work fine UNTIL you turn on the headlights. Anyone else have any ideas on what to check?? I'll report back what I find. Thanks. bz