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tailights dont work? and another lighting question

Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 12:53 pm
by kennyb01
My tailights dont work, none of them. Brake lights and everything work fine. Just not tail lights or dash lights. This makes it difficult to drive at night. I went through I think all my fuses. Idk which one it is because none of my fuse boxes have covers. Can anyone tell me which one or send me pictures of the fuse box cover? It's a zenki sr5. Also, what's the brightest/whitest hallogen bulb you've used? I hate HID bulbs. Although I wouldn't be too opposed to an LED headlight conversion if it was bright enough.

Re: tailights dont work? and another lighting question

Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 7:57 pm
by ga_goosh
inside fuse label
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under hood label
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Re: tailights dont work? and another lighting question

Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 6:39 am
by kennyb01
Thanks buddy ill check later today

Re: tailights dont work? and another lighting question

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 4:00 pm
by Jeonsah
there is a relay in the driverside kick panel. Im pretty sure either that or a fuse is bad. Ive had the same problem as you, and the relay was bad.

Re: tailights dont work? and another lighting question

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:00 pm
by kennyb01
I'm not getting power out of my switch except for the headlight wire. Switch probably?

Re: tailights dont work? and another lighting question

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:12 pm
by 4agshoob
kinda related..... my 87' when i aquired it, didnt, and still does not have working brake lights, im getting 12v thru the switch under the dash, just nothing to the rear of the car.

Re: tailights dont work? and another lighting question

Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:21 am
by kennyb01
In your case probably the fuse. Or a short in your wiring. But my guess is your fuse. But from what I understand, in the headlight switch you should have power out of every wire except ground. And I don't.

Re: tailights dont work? and another lighting question

Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:22 am
by Jeonsah
If none of your lights are working, it is possible that it could be your headlight switch. I have a old DIY on how to fix it but it is gone. It is fair simple. You have to pull out the big plastic bezal that goes around your instrument cluser. Once you do that, you can pull out the headlight switch. The headlight switch just unclips apart and you can resolder the joints in it. Then put it back together. This will probably fix your issue.

It sounds like a lot of work but its fairly simple. If you wanna do this and you want more information, just pm me and Ill help you out.

Vic