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Ok so I was in the process of this mod I seen on my buddies car that I thought would be kinda cool! Last week I installed a strobe modular to the 3rd brake light! It worked fine and I actually think it helped warn people around me sooner when I was braking! I didn't so much do the install for the safety aspect but more bc I thought it was different than what you normally see!
Well I enjoyed it so much I ordered 2 more for the tail lights! Well started installing them and when I was finished with the car off I had one that would blink faster than the other 2 so I took that one out bc I figured it looked pretty sloppy! So I reworded the 3rd brake light but now the modular only works on the tail lights when the car is off, but as soon as I turn the car on and it's running the tail lights (except 3rd brake light) don't brake at all! I been trying to figure out what I'm missing but am at a loss onto why I'm having this issue! Also when I press the brake with the car on I can hear a clicking sound that is coming from somewhere under my shift lever! I tried digging alittle but into that but wasn't too keen on taking a lot of the dash apart!
Only thing I can think about is:
- grounds are not connected good enough or
- a fuse somewhere is out
But the hard part is idk which fuse is used for the rear brake lights, anyone know!?
I'm thinking bout rewiring everything over again with new connector back to the original and seeing if the brake lights work bc then it should be an issue including my wiring job to the modulars!
If anyone has any input on what steps I should take in figuring out this issue please let me know! Any input is better than none! Lol
Here's a video of what I'm talking about, watch till the end when I start the car...the 3rd brake light works but none of the other brake lights work!!
[VIDEO]http://youtu.be/QIXa8T0b2YI[\VIDEO]
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Well I enjoyed it so much I ordered 2 more for the tail lights! Well started installing them and when I was finished with the car off I had one that would blink faster than the other 2 so I took that one out bc I figured it looked pretty sloppy! So I reworded the 3rd brake light but now the modular only works on the tail lights when the car is off, but as soon as I turn the car on and it's running the tail lights (except 3rd brake light) don't brake at all! I been trying to figure out what I'm missing but am at a loss onto why I'm having this issue! Also when I press the brake with the car on I can hear a clicking sound that is coming from somewhere under my shift lever! I tried digging alittle but into that but wasn't too keen on taking a lot of the dash apart!
Only thing I can think about is:
- grounds are not connected good enough or
- a fuse somewhere is out
But the hard part is idk which fuse is used for the rear brake lights, anyone know!?
I'm thinking bout rewiring everything over again with new connector back to the original and seeing if the brake lights work bc then it should be an issue including my wiring job to the modulars!
If anyone has any input on what steps I should take in figuring out this issue please let me know! Any input is better than none! Lol
Here's a video of what I'm talking about, watch till the end when I start the car...the 3rd brake light works but none of the other brake lights work!!
[VIDEO]http://youtu.be/QIXa8T0b2YI[\VIDEO]
Sent from AutoGuide.com Free App