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Dmfresh1
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 Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 7:43 am Post subject: '67 bug driver side brake light/turn signal reversed |
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so, just messed with this for a while, all the wires are correct to the tail light assemblies, but, when i hit brake, the turn signal light is brake light. The running lights, turn signal, flashers are all correct, but the brake light lights where turn signal bulb is. Where do i even BEGIN to troubleshoot this? thanks in advance for any advice.
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sjbartnik
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:05 am Post subject: Re: '67 bug driver side brake light/turn signal reversed |
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| Dmfresh1 wrote: |
so, just messed with this for a while, all the wires are correct to the tail light assemblies,
-DM |
Nope. Something is either misconnected there or at the T3 connector in the engine compartment.
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grandpa pete
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:34 am Post subject: Re: '67 bug driver side brake light/turn signal reversed |
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| One way to troubleshoot when all else fails is to remove all bulbs in those circuits, then add them back one by one, and see which wire/bulb causes the problem when added. At least it narrows your search. |
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Luft kühl
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:53 am Post subject: Re: '67 bug driver side brake light/turn signal reversed |
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| grandpa pete wrote: |
| I remember a thread a while back where the elements IN the new bulb were crossed... |
Which has absolutely nothing to do with this situation, since the rear signals on a 67 use single filament bulbs.
Make sure that the wires have not been reversed at the T3 connector as mentioned above. |
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Dmfresh1
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: '67 bug driver side brake light/turn signal reversed |
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thank you for all the replies, going to see about that T3 connector. It definitely seems like something is flipped.
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Dmfresh1
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:14 pm Post subject: Re: '67 bug driver side brake light/turn signal reversed |
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| so, just went to connectors, and now the only thing that lights differnetly is the drivers side brake light. Top bulb illuminats when should be bottom. |
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: '67 bug driver side brake light/turn signal reversed |
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| Keep at the wiring, they are swapped still. |
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