Off at a cottage soaking in a hot tub. :-)

If it isn't a reversed filament, maybe the person who wired it forgot to
connect the ground for the running lights so they are trying to steal it
through the brake and signal filament.

The running lights ground through a wire and the brake/signals ground
through the fixture bolts to the body.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

RoyJ wrote:
>
> Where's Mike when we need him! You most likely have a bad ground
> somewhere. There is a braided cable that goes from the back of the
> engine to the body, these corrode at the clamp ends. Give it a firm tug,
> if it breaks off, replace it. A second place to look is the mounting
> bolts for the tail light assemblies. The light bulbs ground through
> those bolts, they often are really rusty in behind the body panel. If
> you lights are rusted or beat up, consider just getting some new light
> assemblies.
> http://www.quadratec.com/products/55213_03.htm
> http://www.quadratec.com/products/55213_02.htm
>
> wlawyer wrote:
>
> > I am pretty new to jeeps but I recently purchased a 83 cj7. I need a
> > place to start looking for an issue with my tail lights. Everything
> > seems to work fine (turn signals, brake lights, flashers) except when I
> > turn my lights on. When the lights are on the turn signals do not work
> > nor will the brake lights get brighter. I am not sure where to start
> > with this. I don't think it is a fuse or they would not be lit at all,
> > right? Could a ground possibly cause this? The only other lighting
> > problems on the jeep are the lights for the gauges. Could this be
> > connected. The jeep has an after market wiring kit in it, I am not
> > sure if it is a painless kit or not. Thanks for any help you can
> > provide.
> >

 

Off at a cottage soaking in a hot tub. :-)

If it isn't a reversed filament, maybe the person who wired it forgot to
connect the ground for the running lights so they are trying to steal it
through the brake and signal filament.

The running lights ground through a wire and the brake/signals ground
through the fixture bolts to the body.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

RoyJ wrote:
>
> Where's Mike when we need him! You most likely have a bad ground
> somewhere. There is a braided cable that goes from the back of the
> engine to the body, these corrode at the clamp ends. Give it a firm tug,
> if it breaks off, replace it. A second place to look is the mounting
> bolts for the tail light assemblies. The light bulbs ground through
> those bolts, they often are really rusty in behind the body panel. If
> you lights are rusted or beat up, consider just getting some new light
> assemblies.
> http://www.quadratec.com/products/55213_03.htm
> http://www.quadratec.com/products/55213_02.htm
>
> wlawyer wrote:
>
> > I am pretty new to jeeps but I recently purchased a 83 cj7. I need a
> > place to start looking for an issue with my tail lights. Everything
> > seems to work fine (turn signals, brake lights, flashers) except when I
> > turn my lights on. When the lights are on the turn signals do not work
> > nor will the brake lights get brighter. I am not sure where to start
> > with this. I don't think it is a fuse or they would not be lit at all,
> > right? Could a ground possibly cause this? The only other lighting
> > problems on the jeep are the lights for the gauges. Could this be
> > connected. The jeep has an after market wiring kit in it, I am not
> > sure if it is a painless kit or not. Thanks for any help you can
> > provide.
> >

 

Off at a cottage soaking in a hot tub. :-)

If it isn't a reversed filament, maybe the person who wired it forgot to
connect the ground for the running lights so they are trying to steal it
through the brake and signal filament.

The running lights ground through a wire and the brake/signals ground
through the fixture bolts to the body.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

RoyJ wrote:
>
> Where's Mike when we need him! You most likely have a bad ground
> somewhere. There is a braided cable that goes from the back of the
> engine to the body, these corrode at the clamp ends. Give it a firm tug,
> if it breaks off, replace it. A second place to look is the mounting
> bolts for the tail light assemblies. The light bulbs ground through
> those bolts, they often are really rusty in behind the body panel. If
> you lights are rusted or beat up, consider just getting some new light
> assemblies.
> http://www.quadratec.com/products/55213_03.htm
> http://www.quadratec.com/products/55213_02.htm
>
> wlawyer wrote:
>
> > I am pretty new to jeeps but I recently purchased a 83 cj7. I need a
> > place to start looking for an issue with my tail lights. Everything
> > seems to work fine (turn signals, brake lights, flashers) except when I
> > turn my lights on. When the lights are on the turn signals do not work
> > nor will the brake lights get brighter. I am not sure where to start
> > with this. I don't think it is a fuse or they would not be lit at all,
> > right? Could a ground possibly cause this? The only other lighting
> > problems on the jeep are the lights for the gauges. Could this be
> > connected. The jeep has an after market wiring kit in it, I am not
> > sure if it is a painless kit or not. Thanks for any help you can
> > provide.
> >

 

The filament was reversed and everything is working as good as new now,
well except for the interior lighting but I have not checked the
grounds and such yet on that. Again thanks everyone for the quick
response and good advise.

 

The filament was reversed and everything is working as good as new now,
well except for the interior lighting but I have not checked the
grounds and such yet on that. Again thanks everyone for the quick
response and good advise.

 

The filament was reversed and everything is working as good as new now,
well except for the interior lighting but I have not checked the
grounds and such yet on that. Again thanks everyone for the quick
response and good advise.

 

The interior lighting ground is a black wire that comes off the
headlight switch and screws to the back of the dash just below the
steering column. The headlight switch is also the dimmer for the dash
lights.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

wlawyer wrote:
>
> The filament was reversed and everything is working as good as new now,
> well except for the interior lighting but I have not checked the
> grounds and such yet on that. Again thanks everyone for the quick
> response and good advise.

 

The interior lighting ground is a black wire that comes off the
headlight switch and screws to the back of the dash just below the
steering column. The headlight switch is also the dimmer for the dash
lights.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

wlawyer wrote:
>
> The filament was reversed and everything is working as good as new now,
> well except for the interior lighting but I have not checked the
> grounds and such yet on that. Again thanks everyone for the quick
> response and good advise.

 

The interior lighting ground is a black wire that comes off the
headlight switch and screws to the back of the dash just below the
steering column. The headlight switch is also the dimmer for the dash
lights.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

wlawyer wrote:
>
> The filament was reversed and everything is working as good as new now,
> well except for the interior lighting but I have not checked the
> grounds and such yet on that. Again thanks everyone for the quick
> response and good advise.