tail light/ brake light question
#1
tail light/ brake light question
just swapped out for 2000 SE lights... easy swap.. plug and play
however both my tail lights don't work when i turn on the headlights. however, both brake lights work when i brake. Isn't this the same bulb? what's going on here? do i need new bulbs?
Sorry... i'm a dunce when it comes to electronics.
however both my tail lights don't work when i turn on the headlights. however, both brake lights work when i brake. Isn't this the same bulb? what's going on here? do i need new bulbs?
Sorry... i'm a dunce when it comes to electronics.
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since the bulb is a dual filament, you may not have it in right...just try flipping the bulb around and it should work...you have the 7443 correct? because if you have the 7440 i think its a single filament and wont work...
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well im not really that electrically inclined, so i have no clue...i have just heard of this same problem on the .org a couple of times, and i know that it either has something to do with having the bulb flipped around the wrong way, or that you have a 7440, which is a single filament bulb....some one more intelligent is bound to give you a better answer some time...sorry i couldnt be of greater help for you....did you check to see if your bulbs are in right though?
#6
Yes, if you have the 2000 taillights, you have to have the 7443 bulb for the brake/parking lights. Also, for the turn signal, you must have a special bulb, "PY21W". The sockets are different as compared to the 2K2-2K3's taillights. I have a 2000 SE, and I did the opposite...I upgraded to the 2K2-2K3's SE taillights.
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