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Old 02-07-2006, 07:07 PM
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My passenger side tial lights go weird.
They light when the headlight is on, but do not highlight when I push the brake pad.
Those on the drive side work fine.

Any suggestion?
Old 02-07-2006, 07:11 PM
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Get new bulbs, they are 2way bulbs, has happened to me before. While your in there why dont you take a little extra time and clear'em?
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Originally Posted by TaylorD
Get new bulbs, they are 2way bulbs, has happened to me before. While your in there why dont you take a little extra time and clear'em?
Thanks, that explains everything.
I will change them tomorrow.
Old 02-07-2006, 07:21 PM
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What'* bad is when it happens to all the bulbs, and the 3rd light is just plain burnt out. Seen it too many times...
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Funny thing for me is....This weekend my girlfriend tells me after following me in her car that one of my rear turnsignals is flashing white and the other is yellow. I didn't believe it my self so I had to flip the hazards on and sure enought, one is yellow and other is white. Weird part is that the bulbs I put in there after I cleared my tail lights are the standard yellow bulb with a mist of silver spray paint accross them. So looking at the bulb, it'* still the same to bulbs in there and I can see slight traces of orange that i missed with the paint but it'* still flashing white. Weird.

Planning on leaving it for a while, it'* a pain to disasamble my stereo to reach the bulbs. If I get pulled over I'll just turn the hazards on and play it off like what are you talking about?
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Why don't you just get 04-05 GXP, or 05 SLE tails while your at it?
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Originally Posted by gm4life
Why don't you just get 04-05 GXP, or 05 SLE tails while your at it?
because that is what 400 bucks for a set?

I know JUST for the outers on the 92-95 is over 300 bucks...plus the inside ones.
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I know but they look sweet!
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Default Re: Weird Tail Lights

Originally Posted by coliphage
Any suggestion?
I'd relamp the whole back end.
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