[T2] rear brake light question

[Kevin S. Clarke]

79 westy


On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 4:45 PM, <accessys at smart.net> wrote:

>
> what year, there are differences
>
> Bob
>
> On Sun, 6 Oct 2013, Kevin S. Clarke wrote:
>
>  Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 16:38:11 -0400
>> From: Kevin S. Clarke <ksclarke at gmail.com>
>> To: type2 at type2.com
>> Subject: [T2] rear brake light question
>>
>>
>> My left rear brake light stopped working.  I confirmed it wasn't the bulb
>> and then started tracking down the wires and grounds.  I learned the
>> positive wire that goes to the left light comes from the right rear light.
>> That right rear light has two contact points (as does the left).  One
>> contact point on the right is connected to the incoming positive wire and
>> the other side has the positive wire that runs from the right light to the
>> left light.
>>
>> When I put both those wires (incoming positive and outgoing positive) on
>> one side (contact point) both lights work (right and left), but when I
>> have
>> the outgoing (to the left) on the second contact point and the incoming
>> (to
>> the right) on the first contact point only the right light works.  It
>> seems
>> like this means it's not getting enough current to make it through the
>> bulb(?)  The bulb is new.  Is my understanding correct (I'm a newbie) and,
>> if it is, where should I be looking next?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin
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