aircruiser

so i took out my taillights and lights today and smoked em, re-installed and they all turn on with the lights but only the 3rd brake light and passengers side taillight light up when i hit the brakes. the drivers doesnt get brighter. i had this happen to the 3rd brake light and passengers side light once and they were on the same fuse and it blew but i looked up and i think its fuse #7 by the passengers side dash that controls it and it was fine. i checked the wires i could see for the light and they all looked fine. i wasnt aggressive or nothing with em so i hope its not a wire way deep in thats shot. any other ideas? #7 the right fuse? thanks in advance

a1racer

replace the bulb they can go bad if handled a little rough or if you man handled them when putting them back in. and they are cheap any way so try that first

aircruiser

it stays on when i have the lights on so its not completely burnt out..just wont get brighter when i hit the brakes.

GTABurnout

It is a dual filiment bulb one of the filiments is dead.

a1racer

they are dual filament but if you have a multi meter you could check for power to both if that is OK just replace the bulb

aircruiser

ok cool thanks all..ill try it

98 JeepJeep

or you can simple swap bulbs between the L and R side...ooh and can we see some pics of the smoked tails????????

aircruiser

yeah..my mounts on the drivers side broke though and are held in with self-tappers that are hard to get to and bulbs are cheap so ill just get a new one.

ill get up some pics tonight..next comes the corner markers and tint the turn signals a bit. might be painting the bottom half of the jeep black this spring to flow the black..hah

aircruiser

reflectors still show

98 JeepJeep

what paint did you use?

aircruiser

niteshade. its not on the shelves but at o'rielly, you can get it for around $10

foxrider12390

When i first picked up my xj the brake lights didnt work at all. There is a switch behind the pedal. I replaced mine and they worked perfect there after. Just my 2 cents. The part was only $13. If it is the switch atleast it wont break the bank.

how many coats did you do on your tail lights? they look sick. I want to do the same thing.

aircruiser

thanks bro, i just picked up the light bulb today so ill try it first. i used about 5 coats..can says only 3 but with 5, they still throw a decent amount of light

foxrider12390

did you cover anything?

aircruiser

what do ya mean? they are all black. i took em off to paint but after they ran and ****ed up, i was getting pissed and sprayed them on the jeep and got a little over spray on the rear quarter panel, but i planned on painting the jeep black from that part down come spring anyways soooo yeah.

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