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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.
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> > > > I began troubleshooting the problem by first replacing the brake
lig=
ht
> > > > switch (under the brake pedal) which didn't help and then replaced
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he
> > > > 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. The actual brake light bulb has two
filament=
s
> > > > in it - the first is for the running lights and the second gets
> > > > illuminated when the brake pedal is pressed. What's happening with
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y
> > > > car is that if the headlights are on, both filaments are lit for
som=
e
> > > > unknown reason. I 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. Both filaments are on when the running
> > > lights
> > > are on because the running light filament is getting grounded
through
> > > the
> > > other filament.
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> > > Fix the ground issue and both should work as they should.- Hide
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> > Sorry about the multi-post.
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> > Are there any known trouble spots for grounding issues in these cars
> > or could it pretty much be anywhere in the circuit?
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> I can't speak specifically to that car, but usually the issue will be
> somewhere near the lights in question. =A0Any rust back there? =A0Start
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> socket and trace the ground wire to it's destination, or run a fresh
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It turns out the majority of the problem was caused by the brake/horn
fuse being blown (the one under the hood).
The reason I said "majority" of the problem is that the third brake
light and the two outer ones work now. The ones in the trunk are
still acting up but at least I have functional brake lights again.
Thanks to everyone who replied.
Christopher
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