Please help: Weird tail-light problem...
05-26-2004, 06:28 PM
#14
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Re: Please help: Weird tail-light problem...
Maybe the contact inside has worn out?
The bulb is an 1157 with two elements. The brake and signal use the
fixture for their ground, the running light element uses the wiring
harness for a ground and tags the fender inside with a wire there at the
back.
Look inside for a rusty bolt with a small black wire attached or for a
broken wire on the pigtail of the socket inside the fixture. Look close
down under the bulb inside.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a 1988 Jeep Wrangler, I love it to death. But it's got this very
> annoying (and illegal) problem. The right tail-light is out. Now, the bulb
> works. I know this because the same bulb is used for the turn-signal,
> breaks, and hazards. If all those lights work, then why doesn't the
> tail-light work? I don't understand.
>
> Does anyone have any experience, or a clue as to how I can fix it?
>
> Thanks..
> Jay
The bulb is an 1157 with two elements. The brake and signal use the
fixture for their ground, the running light element uses the wiring
harness for a ground and tags the fender inside with a wire there at the
back.
Look inside for a rusty bolt with a small black wire attached or for a
broken wire on the pigtail of the socket inside the fixture. Look close
down under the bulb inside.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a 1988 Jeep Wrangler, I love it to death. But it's got this very
> annoying (and illegal) problem. The right tail-light is out. Now, the bulb
> works. I know this because the same bulb is used for the turn-signal,
> breaks, and hazards. If all those lights work, then why doesn't the
> tail-light work? I don't understand.
>
> Does anyone have any experience, or a clue as to how I can fix it?
>
> Thanks..
> Jay
05-26-2004, 06:28 PM
#15
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Re: Please help: Weird tail-light problem...
Maybe the contact inside has worn out?
The bulb is an 1157 with two elements. The brake and signal use the
fixture for their ground, the running light element uses the wiring
harness for a ground and tags the fender inside with a wire there at the
back.
Look inside for a rusty bolt with a small black wire attached or for a
broken wire on the pigtail of the socket inside the fixture. Look close
down under the bulb inside.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a 1988 Jeep Wrangler, I love it to death. But it's got this very
> annoying (and illegal) problem. The right tail-light is out. Now, the bulb
> works. I know this because the same bulb is used for the turn-signal,
> breaks, and hazards. If all those lights work, then why doesn't the
> tail-light work? I don't understand.
>
> Does anyone have any experience, or a clue as to how I can fix it?
>
> Thanks..
> Jay
The bulb is an 1157 with two elements. The brake and signal use the
fixture for their ground, the running light element uses the wiring
harness for a ground and tags the fender inside with a wire there at the
back.
Look inside for a rusty bolt with a small black wire attached or for a
broken wire on the pigtail of the socket inside the fixture. Look close
down under the bulb inside.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a 1988 Jeep Wrangler, I love it to death. But it's got this very
> annoying (and illegal) problem. The right tail-light is out. Now, the bulb
> works. I know this because the same bulb is used for the turn-signal,
> breaks, and hazards. If all those lights work, then why doesn't the
> tail-light work? I don't understand.
>
> Does anyone have any experience, or a clue as to how I can fix it?
>
> Thanks..
> Jay
05-26-2004, 06:28 PM
#16
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Please help: Weird tail-light problem...
Maybe the contact inside has worn out?
The bulb is an 1157 with two elements. The brake and signal use the
fixture for their ground, the running light element uses the wiring
harness for a ground and tags the fender inside with a wire there at the
back.
Look inside for a rusty bolt with a small black wire attached or for a
broken wire on the pigtail of the socket inside the fixture. Look close
down under the bulb inside.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a 1988 Jeep Wrangler, I love it to death. But it's got this very
> annoying (and illegal) problem. The right tail-light is out. Now, the bulb
> works. I know this because the same bulb is used for the turn-signal,
> breaks, and hazards. If all those lights work, then why doesn't the
> tail-light work? I don't understand.
>
> Does anyone have any experience, or a clue as to how I can fix it?
>
> Thanks..
> Jay
The bulb is an 1157 with two elements. The brake and signal use the
fixture for their ground, the running light element uses the wiring
harness for a ground and tags the fender inside with a wire there at the
back.
Look inside for a rusty bolt with a small black wire attached or for a
broken wire on the pigtail of the socket inside the fixture. Look close
down under the bulb inside.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a 1988 Jeep Wrangler, I love it to death. But it's got this very
> annoying (and illegal) problem. The right tail-light is out. Now, the bulb
> works. I know this because the same bulb is used for the turn-signal,
> breaks, and hazards. If all those lights work, then why doesn't the
> tail-light work? I don't understand.
>
> Does anyone have any experience, or a clue as to how I can fix it?
>
> Thanks..
> Jay
05-26-2004, 06:28 PM
#17
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Please help: Weird tail-light problem...
Maybe the contact inside has worn out?
The bulb is an 1157 with two elements. The brake and signal use the
fixture for their ground, the running light element uses the wiring
harness for a ground and tags the fender inside with a wire there at the
back.
Look inside for a rusty bolt with a small black wire attached or for a
broken wire on the pigtail of the socket inside the fixture. Look close
down under the bulb inside.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a 1988 Jeep Wrangler, I love it to death. But it's got this very
> annoying (and illegal) problem. The right tail-light is out. Now, the bulb
> works. I know this because the same bulb is used for the turn-signal,
> breaks, and hazards. If all those lights work, then why doesn't the
> tail-light work? I don't understand.
>
> Does anyone have any experience, or a clue as to how I can fix it?
>
> Thanks..
> Jay
The bulb is an 1157 with two elements. The brake and signal use the
fixture for their ground, the running light element uses the wiring
harness for a ground and tags the fender inside with a wire there at the
back.
Look inside for a rusty bolt with a small black wire attached or for a
broken wire on the pigtail of the socket inside the fixture. Look close
down under the bulb inside.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a 1988 Jeep Wrangler, I love it to death. But it's got this very
> annoying (and illegal) problem. The right tail-light is out. Now, the bulb
> works. I know this because the same bulb is used for the turn-signal,
> breaks, and hazards. If all those lights work, then why doesn't the
> tail-light work? I don't understand.
>
> Does anyone have any experience, or a clue as to how I can fix it?
>
> Thanks..
> Jay
05-26-2004, 06:41 PM
#18
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Re: Please help: Weird tail-light problem...
Buy a ten dollar volt meter and test the socket while the front
turn signal is lit for power. Then make a continuity test for ground.
No power, go back a notch into the harness connections and trailer
wiring, still no power, pull the steering wheel and usually you be able
to see the melted points in the switch from a bad short to trace.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Thanks for the quick response, but no, that's not it.
> I tried the bulb from the other tail-light, and it has the same problem.
>
> Anyone else?
turn signal is lit for power. Then make a continuity test for ground.
No power, go back a notch into the harness connections and trailer
wiring, still no power, pull the steering wheel and usually you be able
to see the melted points in the switch from a bad short to trace.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Thanks for the quick response, but no, that's not it.
> I tried the bulb from the other tail-light, and it has the same problem.
>
> Anyone else?
05-26-2004, 06:41 PM
#19
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Please help: Weird tail-light problem...
Buy a ten dollar volt meter and test the socket while the front
turn signal is lit for power. Then make a continuity test for ground.
No power, go back a notch into the harness connections and trailer
wiring, still no power, pull the steering wheel and usually you be able
to see the melted points in the switch from a bad short to trace.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Thanks for the quick response, but no, that's not it.
> I tried the bulb from the other tail-light, and it has the same problem.
>
> Anyone else?
turn signal is lit for power. Then make a continuity test for ground.
No power, go back a notch into the harness connections and trailer
wiring, still no power, pull the steering wheel and usually you be able
to see the melted points in the switch from a bad short to trace.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Thanks for the quick response, but no, that's not it.
> I tried the bulb from the other tail-light, and it has the same problem.
>
> Anyone else?
05-26-2004, 06:41 PM
#20
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Please help: Weird tail-light problem...
Buy a ten dollar volt meter and test the socket while the front
turn signal is lit for power. Then make a continuity test for ground.
No power, go back a notch into the harness connections and trailer
wiring, still no power, pull the steering wheel and usually you be able
to see the melted points in the switch from a bad short to trace.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Thanks for the quick response, but no, that's not it.
> I tried the bulb from the other tail-light, and it has the same problem.
>
> Anyone else?
turn signal is lit for power. Then make a continuity test for ground.
No power, go back a notch into the harness connections and trailer
wiring, still no power, pull the steering wheel and usually you be able
to see the melted points in the switch from a bad short to trace.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
X Statik Process wrote:
>
> Thanks for the quick response, but no, that's not it.
> I tried the bulb from the other tail-light, and it has the same problem.
>
> Anyone else?