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sldbyuramg · 05-02-2008, 07:04 PM

yes i have searched... nobody has quite the same problem unless i missed it...

when im driving at night with my lights on and i press the brake pedal my brake lights come on and then dim to almost nothing...then when i release the brake everything comes back on...to start they run really dim without pressing the brake so im kinda lost.

im assuming it was a bad ground but i checked all my grounds and my fuses and my relays... there has to be a ground im missing....does anyone have any ideas or know of a problem like this?

please be constructive

worangejuice · 05-02-2008, 07:10 PM

ummm.did you try replacing the bulbs? My tails were acting weird and then I just changed the bulns and BAM! no problems.

TPS240sxS13 · 05-02-2008, 07:15 PM

could it be a bad connection to the lights themselfs

sldbyuramg · 05-02-2008, 07:34 PM

yeah i replaced all the bulbs...forgot to mention that...

maybe i should just get new tailights and start from there

Sileighty_85 · 05-02-2008, 07:46 PM

go to autozone and have your Alternator Checked

makulit054 · 05-02-2008, 10:19 PM

if all your lights are dim, including your dash lights, headlights and brake lights then yeah your alternator could be going. but if it's just your brake lights then it could be something more. have you cleaned the light bulg sockets, especially the contacts themselves. . I know mine had some corrosion. sometimes it would not make a good connection.

sldbyuramg · 05-03-2008, 01:10 AM

ill do the autozone thing and clean the connections...thanks alot for the input guys

ericcastro · 05-03-2008, 08:00 PM

I think it sounds like its a problem that is originating from the sending end, not the recieveing end. meaning it might be pedal and relay thing, not a tail light, bulb issue.

05-02-2008, 07:04 PM	#1
sldbyuramg Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: san diego Age: 43 Posts: 276 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	rear lights yes i have searched... nobody has quite the same problem unless i missed it... when im driving at night with my lights on and i press the brake pedal my brake lights come on and then dim to almost nothing...then when i release the brake everything comes back on...to start they run really dim without pressing the brake so im kinda lost. im assuming it was a bad ground but i checked all my grounds and my fuses and my relays... there has to be a ground im missing....does anyone have any ideas or know of a problem like this? please be constructive

05-02-2008, 07:10 PM	#2
worangejuice Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: WeeeHoooo,CA Age: 45 Posts: 1,519 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: worangejuice Feedback Score: 10 reviews	ummm.did you try replacing the bulbs? My tails were acting weird and then I just changed the bulns and BAM! no problems. __________________

05-02-2008, 07:46 PM	#5
Sileighty_85 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Misawa, Japan Posts: 6,815 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	go to autozone and have your Alternator Checked __________________ 後輪駆動車１番 1989 Built SR GT2871R -363whp 1998 S14 W/RB25- 250ish (For Now) 1986 SR86 - 200ish 1990 R32 GTR - 320hp Don't Buy Engines from JDM-Online http://zilvia.net/f/businesses/207457-jdm-online.html Don't Buy XS-Power or SSAC Shit

05-02-2008, 07:15 PM	#3
TPS240sxS13 Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Carrollton, Texas Age: 36 Posts: 162 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	could it be a bad connection to the lights themselfs

05-02-2008, 07:34 PM	#4
sldbyuramg Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: san diego Age: 43 Posts: 276 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	yeah i replaced all the bulbs...forgot to mention that... maybe i should just get new tailights and start from there

05-02-2008, 10:19 PM	#6
makulit054 Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: socal Posts: 215 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	if all your lights are dim, including your dash lights, headlights and brake lights then yeah your alternator could be going. but if it's just your brake lights then it could be something more. have you cleaned the light bulg sockets, especially the contacts themselves. . I know mine had some corrosion. sometimes it would not make a good connection.

05-03-2008, 01:10 AM	#7
sldbyuramg Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: san diego Age: 43 Posts: 276 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	ill do the autozone thing and clean the connections...thanks alot for the input guys