Tail light brake light mod

[Half Assed]

By looking at your "completed" pic. You have the wires in the wrong spots. Blue is where you have them now and black is about where they should be.

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you can see the copper in the circuit board going to the blue arrows for the running lights, that's one way to tell they are in the wrong spot.



I couldn't keep mine working, the wires kept wigging loose enough in the socket to stop lighting up the bulb. The lights that tj98gmc has are better for wiring them up.

 

[96Z71ECSB]

I started with a set of aftermarket tails like tj98gmc because I didn't want to deal with the sh*t factory setup.
I bought a set of these:

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Then I bought a 3 wire socket for the top and wired them in.
I eventually went LED tails.

 

[SkyHighColorado]

you can see the copper in the circuit board going to the blue arrows for the running lights, that's one way to tell they are in the wrong spot.



I couldn't keep mine working, the wires kept wigging loose enough in the socket to stop lighting up the bulb. The lights that tj98gmc has are better for wiring them up.

ahh I did have them in the wrong spot. I couldn't even see any metal where the black arrows are pointing but I guess it must be there. now I got to go try this. Thanks very much for pointing that out to me!

 

[Half Assed]

There isn't any metal in those spots. The socket was never wired for the brighter filament. That's why it's a PITA jamming the wires in the sockets and hoping they work. It's not the best mod IMO.

 

[SkyHighColorado]

There isn't any metal in those spots. The socket was never wired for the brighter filament. That's why it's a PITA jamming the wires in the stocks and hoping they work. It's not the best mod IMO.

yeah I think its a retarded mod also.....I might just go add this to the worst mod's thread.

 

[SkyHighColorado]

I started with a set of aftermarket tails like tj98gmc because I didn't want to deal with the sh*t factory setup.
I bought a set of these:

You must be registered for see images attach

Then I bought a 3 wire socket for the top and wired them in.
I eventually went LED tails.

I am going to do this when I eventually get new taillights.

 

[volunteerff21]

Well I got mine to work......sorta. On my first attempt I had the same problem. Lower bulb would light up normal, upper just barely. Went back, enlarged the contact point on the board, and re-soldered it. Then it worked great, both bulbs lit up like they should, nice and bright, then the board starting smoking and the fuse blew. I'm guessing I crossed something somewhere. Will have to look at it 2morrow when I have some daylight.

 

[SkyHighColorado]

Well I got mine to work......sorta. On my first attempt I had the same problem. Lower bulb would light up normal, upper just barely. Went back, enlarged the contact point on the board, and re-soldered it. Then it worked great, both bulbs lit up like they should, nice and bright, then the board starting smoking and the fuse blew. I'm guessing I crossed something somewhere. Will have to look at it 2morrow when I have some daylight.

Lol sorry that happened to you. I quit messin with mine the other night.

 

[volunteerff21]

Lol sorry that happened to you. I quit messin with mine the other night.

I'll fiddle around with it some more later. I'd really like to get it to work. But one almost fire is enough for a night lol.

 

[97PROSHOZ71]

Honestly, I'd just recommend everyone to stop messing with wiring and incandescent bulbs, and go LED. It's a lot safer, looks better, and easier to deal with.