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Apr 4, 2008 at 12:58 PM
On Apr 4, 11:37=A0am, "Seth" <seth_ler...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >I recently bought a 1998 Honda Civic DX and discovered that my brake
> > lights are not working.
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> > I began troubleshooting the problem by first replacing the brake light
> > switch (under the brake pedal) which didn't help and then replaced the
> > third brake light bulb (which was burnt out) but that didn't help
> > either.
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> > I then started looking at the brake light bulbs and discovered
> > something a little odd. =A0The actual brake light bulb has two
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> > in it - the first is for the running lights and the second gets
> > illuminated when the brake pedal is pressed. =A0What's happening with
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> > car is that if the headlights are on, both filaments are lit for some
> > unknown reason. =A0I should add that the turn signals still work so I
> > know that there is power in the circuit.
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> > Any ideas or suggestions on where I should look to fix the problem?
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> You have a grounding issue. =A0Both filaments are on when the running
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Sorry about the multi-post.
Are there any known trouble spots for grounding issues in these cars
or could it pretty much be anywhere in the circuit?
