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> On Apr 4, 11:37 am, "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.
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > > I then started looking at the brake light bulbs and discovered
> > > something a little odd. The actual brake light bulb has two
filaments
> > > in it - the first is for the running lights and the second gets
> > > illuminated when the brake pedal is pressed. What's happening with
my
> > > car is that if the headlights are on, both filaments are lit for
some
> > > unknown reason. I should add that the turn signals still work so I
> > > know that there is power in the circuit.
> >
> > > Any ideas or suggestions on where I should look to fix the problem?
> >
> > You have a grounding issue. Both filaments are on when the running
> > lights
> > are on because the running light filament is getting grounded through
> > the
> > other filament.
> >
> > Fix the ground issue and both should work as they should.- Hide quoted
> > text -
>
> 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?
I can't speak specifically to that car, but usually the issue will be
somewhere near the lights in question. Any rust back there? Start at the
socket and trace the ground wire to it's destination, or run a fresh
ground.
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