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annoying problem...dim rear light

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by bkd, Jun 10, 2007.

  1. Jun 10, 2007
    bkd

    bkd Moderator Supreme Staff Member 2022 Sponsor

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    Did a bunch of re-wiring this last week. Ditched about 50' of wiring...front/rear trailor and 2 switches mounted the inner wheel well...a mess!!! I wired in a new signal switch, replaced connectors, added new loom , etc. Lights and signals all work properly, but...rear drivers side brake and signal are dim. I took the housing off, sanded in and out where bolts meet, even scraped paint off where housing meets tub...no change.
    Any ideas or suggestions?
    PS...I've done a search but havn't found a solution...a differant way to ground?
    Jim S.
     
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    jayhawkclint

    jayhawkclint ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

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    Have you tried taking the bulb out and rotating it 180deg?
     
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    bkd

    bkd Moderator Supreme Staff Member 2022 Sponsor

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    ???? I don't think I can??? don't the offset knobs on the bulb disallow that?
    I did rotate bulbs in the rear lights with the same results.
    Jim S.
     
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    jayhawkclint

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    On mine you can. I think most 1194 bulbs will do that. Flip it one way and the tail lights are dim, brake/turn are bright; flip it the other way and you get the dim lights like what you have. YMMV, HTH.
     
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    trickpatrick

    trickpatrick Done? LOL

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    check the ground from the motor to body.
    I put an extra ground strap from battery to firewall and from motor to frame helped alot.
     
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    bkd

    bkd Moderator Supreme Staff Member 2022 Sponsor

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    Thanks for the help guys..
    The bulb would only fit one way...my neighbor came over and said " its almost like the wires from the tail light are on backwards" DOH!!!:oops:
    Works like new now:)
    Thanks again, Jim S.
     
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    kaiser_willys

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    :rofl: sounds like one of my moments
     
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    Glenn

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    R) I'll bet the really weird part was that at the same time the tail light was brighter than it should be. ;)
     
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    Steamer

    Steamer Thick and gritty!

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    Now that you don't need it, buy yourself a decent test light. Alligator clamp for the ground and an ice pick for the hot lead. You can eliminate a lot of what you just did by ruling out a bunch of factors. Pretty handy little helper!
     
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    Glenn

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    That's all I use, although in this case only the brightness of the bulb indicated correct or not correct. :)
     
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    bkd

    bkd Moderator Supreme Staff Member 2022 Sponsor

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    yepper, gonna pick one up.
    Its funny I can wire a house no problem, but auto wiring always scared me. After going through the 6 with the simple diagram found here on this site I'm feeling my oats nowR) , been quite the learning process
    Jim S.
     
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