Herb Leong

In article <1181443828.812077.159210@m36g2000hse.googlegroups .com>,
<baltork@hotmail.com> wrote:
#On Jun 9, 6:34 pm, "Rikki" <rikk...@netscape.com> wrote:
#> Both break lights do not work. Bulb and fuses have been changed. All other
#> lights work. Help! 2000 Jeep 4x4 spor
#
#
#Ok, this happened to me once, so i won't be a smart allec and tell you
#what it may be. I assume you are talking about a wrangler. On my '97
#there is a contact on the hinge side of the tailgate door that can can
#become dirty and not allow the brake lights to work. IT look like two
#silver buttons about the size of nikels if i remember correctly. I
#just scraped them with my pocket knife blade and the lights worked
#again, although a wire brush woul probably work better. Anyway, that
#is the way the power runs to your rear lights without having to run a
#wire through the door hinge. Hope that helps, it could be other things
#though.

I think the OP is talking about the right and left side brake lights,
not the center brake light.

/herb

Herb Leong

In article <1181443828.812077.159210@m36g2000hse.googlegroups .com>,
<baltork@hotmail.com> wrote:
#On Jun 9, 6:34 pm, "Rikki" <rikk...@netscape.com> wrote:
#> Both break lights do not work. Bulb and fuses have been changed. All other
#> lights work. Help! 2000 Jeep 4x4 spor
#
#
#Ok, this happened to me once, so i won't be a smart allec and tell you
#what it may be. I assume you are talking about a wrangler. On my '97
#there is a contact on the hinge side of the tailgate door that can can
#become dirty and not allow the brake lights to work. IT look like two
#silver buttons about the size of nikels if i remember correctly. I
#just scraped them with my pocket knife blade and the lights worked
#again, although a wire brush woul probably work better. Anyway, that
#is the way the power runs to your rear lights without having to run a
#wire through the door hinge. Hope that helps, it could be other things
#though.

I think the OP is talking about the right and left side brake lights,
not the center brake light.

/herb

Herb Leong

In article <1181443828.812077.159210@m36g2000hse.googlegroups .com>,
<baltork@hotmail.com> wrote:
#On Jun 9, 6:34 pm, "Rikki" <rikk...@netscape.com> wrote:
#> Both break lights do not work. Bulb and fuses have been changed. All other
#> lights work. Help! 2000 Jeep 4x4 spor
#
#
#Ok, this happened to me once, so i won't be a smart allec and tell you
#what it may be. I assume you are talking about a wrangler. On my '97
#there is a contact on the hinge side of the tailgate door that can can
#become dirty and not allow the brake lights to work. IT look like two
#silver buttons about the size of nikels if i remember correctly. I
#just scraped them with my pocket knife blade and the lights worked
#again, although a wire brush woul probably work better. Anyway, that
#is the way the power runs to your rear lights without having to run a
#wire through the door hinge. Hope that helps, it could be other things
#though.

I think the OP is talking about the right and left side brake lights,
not the center brake light.

/herb