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Old Nov 16, 2001 | 02:49 PM
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My corner light is out, but the bulb is good...???

The light right next to the headlight is not working. I tried the bulb, and thats not the problem. I figured there must be something wrong with the bulb harness. Any ideas??
Old Nov 16, 2001 | 07:51 PM
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Check the fuse, its probably blown. The fuse panel is near your left knee when your driving. I think the fuse for the tailights is the one you'll need to replace. The clearance lights run on this fuse.
Old Nov 16, 2001 | 07:58 PM
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had this problem just last week.... posted about it. Yes, the tail light fuse was blown. On advice of SprintMax I went with a higher fuse,it'sa 7.5 FUSE in the 1st column.... I threw in a 10. Some people say it is not reccomended though.. If your tailights don't work either.. it is the fuse.. Please replace this before driving at night since someone may not see you and hit you in the back and it will still likely be your fault. I was pulled over and the cop told me they didn't work, but he was cool about it and told me to drive with my hazard lights home and not drive at night and get it fixed.
Old Nov 17, 2001 | 01:53 PM
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The tailights are working so it can't be the fuse. Anyone else have any ideas?? Thanks for the replys
Old Nov 19, 2001 | 09:21 AM
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anyone???
Old Nov 19, 2001 | 12:33 PM
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Did you do the rewire?

After I did the rewire, it seemed that the bulb didn't make contact with the metal contact point in the harness. I added some solder to make the metal contact point in the harness thicker, so that the connector on the bottom of the bulb will always been in contact.

While everything's in, turn on the light and hit the housing and see if the light comes on every now and then. This would happen to me, but then I realize the problem. I fixed it about two/ three months ago and the light has stayed on ever since.
Old Nov 22, 2001 | 11:29 AM
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no, I didn't do any rewireing, I just had the bulb out for one day and know its not working. I'm gonna borrow my friends volt meter and see if its getting any power.


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Did you do the rewire?

After I did the rewire, it seemed that the bulb didn't make contact with the metal contact point in the harness. I added some solder to make the metal contact point in the harness thicker, so that the connector on the bottom of the bulb will always been in contact.

While everything's in, turn on the light and hit the housing and see if the light comes on every now and then. This would happen to me, but then I realize the problem. I fixed it about two/ three months ago and the light has stayed on ever since.
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