c0r3f1ght3r Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Yeah its been a tough journey keeping my old brat on the road. Now my driver side tail light is out, brake lights work fine, replaced bulb, problem still exists. Any tips? Its odd because its only one tail light so I suspect some kind of ground/wiring problem. Anywhere to look in particular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRhere Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Issues I've had with my BRAT's and their rear lighting has been the connection found behind the rear side panel on Passengerside of the bed. Can also be reached by removing the light assembly. May want to check the Driverside connectors too. I've had the wires break, or corrode off, on more then one BRAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I've had ground wire issues. You can pull an inside panel off in the bed to find them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0r3f1ght3r Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 I found the connector there that goes to the whole light unit. It doesn't seem corroded or anything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0r3f1ght3r Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 It must have something to do with the wiring under the dash, because sometimes my gauges start rising, seems like its overheating, but then i kick the wires under the dash and the gauges go back to normal. Must be a ground under there loose or something, but now my tail light works again LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I just had this happen last night on the front marker light. The ground on the light socket itself, had come loose. I wanst getting a ground and I couldnt get continuity anywhere. I pulled it apart and melted some of the plastic and re-soldered the wire to the light socket again. Done.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0r3f1ght3r Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 Yeah once I get another car I want to take out the dash from my brat and fix all the wiring underneath. Its so loose and constantly moves around when I'm driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressingonward Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I had a tail light that would work intermittently and the problem was the connector inside the bed wall behind the light. I removed the access panel and used a small pick and screwdriver to carefully scrape the insides of the female connectors to remove corrosion/dirt, then carefully bent them inward to increase tension on the pins once you plug the lights back in. I also gave them a liberal coating of Dielectric grease to protect them from future corrosion. If you keep having problems that is what I would try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pksjeep Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I had intermittent problems with my blinker light. The problem occurred in the winter months only. My solution was to clean the connecter and coat it with silicone grease to keep out the moisture. I also cleaned and coated the socket. I would test to see if you are getting power to the connector. If you are them check the wiring back to the light. If not head up to the dash area.The problem could be as simple as a corroded ground connector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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