The Trans Ams taillights aren't working right

Kinja'd!!! "Bandit" (2bandit)
05/08/2014 at 21:35 • Filed to: None

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Only the passenger side lights up when the pedal is pressed. I didn't remove the harness for painting either. Ideas? Just replaced the switch, it is good now. Also, the turn signals on one side of the rear work and when the driving lights are on both sides work. Help?

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Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Bandit
05/08/2014 at 21:36

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The fuses?


Kinja'd!!! The Real Dacia Sandero > Bandit
05/08/2014 at 21:37

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Dirty connections? Blown fuse?

I've been fighting this with my Miata. It sucks...


Kinja'd!!! Slave2anMG > Bandit
05/08/2014 at 21:38

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Start with the switch...


Kinja'd!!! Bandit > Slave2anMG
05/08/2014 at 21:45

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Works, just checked


Kinja'd!!! f86sabre > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
05/08/2014 at 21:49

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I was going to say fuses as well. Got a voltage tester? Start at the beginning and work your way aft.


Kinja'd!!! Takuro Spirit > Bandit
05/08/2014 at 22:07

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It's because the Trans Am Gods were good to me tonight, so they had to blight someone else.

(Sorry, scored an okay shape dash and inner & outer heater box with A/C for $100)


Kinja'd!!! Bandit > Takuro Spirit
05/08/2014 at 22:29

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Good deal. Putting A/C in or are you deleting it like I have? I've done that swap before (twice). You don't need to reinstall all the bolts to get it working well. Simplify and add lightness.


Kinja'd!!! Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Bandit
05/08/2014 at 22:50

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I'm assuming bulbs have been checked - bad grounds? More common than you'd think.


Kinja'd!!! Takuro Spirit > Bandit
05/08/2014 at 23:47

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I plan to cruise with the family, so A/C is going back in. Plus since I have all the parts, minus the compressor....


Kinja'd!!! crowmolly > Bandit
05/09/2014 at 08:51

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Check the sockets. Sounds like it might be a bad socket or loose bulb.