ChiefJosh Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I just finished sorting out my reverse lights, my parking lights, etc., so that I could take my Cheif in for freaking PA inspection. I get to my mechanic's place, get out of the truck and my wife tells me my tail lights don't work! What the heck!???? I was so irritated. I have spent so many hours on those dang lights. What could be the problem now? I just hate the idea of paying him by the hour to find the problem when I could be doing the same thing, and saving $60/hr instead of spending it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnuck Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 It could be just a variable bad ground. If you have a trailer hitch, the harness can mess with your lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 if none of the lights work then I'd say ground, because they all have different circuits that feed the bulb 12v. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnuck Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 They can feedback through the other bulbs to give weird lighting issues. (if you turn on the headlights, park lights come on. Then you step on the brake and both lights go out. That's caused by a missing ground) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefJosh Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 I took it in for inspection, mainly because I didn't have the time to sort it out. Apparently they figured it out, because they work and they didn't charge me for it. Hey, what can I say- good mechanics are hard to find, I'm hanging onto mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I took it in for inspection, mainly because I didn't have the time to sort it out. Apparently they figured it out, because they work and they didn't charge me for it. Hey, what can I say- good mechanics are hard to find, I'm hanging onto mine. sounds like they found a ground wire not attached, or corroded up and just fixed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Keep an eye on it. It could also be an intermittent gremlin. A couple of years ago my wife bought a new (used) car. It had a taillight problem. She took it to her favorite mechanic to fix (let me note that this was not in the U.S., we were visiting her native country). He fixed it, pronounced it good to go ... and as I followed her back across town in her friend's car the same taillight was blinking on and off. The mechanic had changed the bulb and it worked for him, but the problem was a bad socket and, when the vehicle hit a bump, it would interrupt the contact. A new socket took care of the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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