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Post by westend1530 on May 16, 2012 12:19:15 GMT -5
I am making a mockup for my running lights before i wire it permanently.
From the connector on the truck I can get the right and left blinker and brake lights to work but I can't get the tail lights to come on (when I turn on the headlights). Is there something different about wiring the main lights?
is there a wiring diagram for this.
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Post by dawgpound on May 16, 2012 13:20:55 GMT -5
You may need to switch the wires on each tail light. I had the same sort of problem with the Starflyte. I had 2 wires going to each of the tail lights. I just needed to switch the wires.
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Post by westend1530 on May 16, 2012 16:51:09 GMT -5
You may need to switch the wires on each tail light. I had the same sort of problem with the Starflyte. I had 2 wires going to each of the tail lights. I just needed to switch the wires. Are you talking about the blinker wires. With that you have to use one wire or the other to make them right or left blinkers, but the main running lights both should be wired the sameā¦.. right?
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Post by westend1530 on May 17, 2012 11:56:19 GMT -5
Mystery solved. There was a blown fuse. I spent all day playing with that. Should have looked at the fuses first.
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Post by offspringin on May 17, 2012 12:28:47 GMT -5
i had the same issue but it wasnt just the fuse, the trailer has a short in its clearance lights that caused my running lights (because they were on the same line) to not work. I had blinkers and brakes but no running. I have not had the time to look into it yet (because it looks like that will involve pulling some paneling back down. suspect a screw or something is through a line somewhere... ugh! however we cut and capped the feed line to the upper lights. this allowed the taillights to work correctly, just no clearance lights/side lights. We generally do not run at night anyway so its usually not an issue.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2012 18:44:28 GMT -5
Before you pull panels down, try pulling the lights from outside. There is a possibility of a wire cut and grounded where it goes through the skin. It may be a simple fix that won't require a lot of dismantling, just a lot of time and patience to find the culprit.
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