Tail light issues
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: south of Boston
you're right.... something is shorting out
i had the same problem in laconia....break light worked fine, but had no running light
got my fingers under there and found that the bulb's blade contact was shorting on occasion and just had to fiddle around until the contact was consistent
i had the same problem in laconia....break light worked fine, but had no running light
got my fingers under there and found that the bulb's blade contact was shorting on occasion and just had to fiddle around until the contact was consistent
Last edited by jsbridgew; Sep 14, 2012 at 08:46 PM.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: On a Lake, not far from the Gulf
Thanks a lot for all the suggestions guys. Spent the afternoon in the garage and got it sorted. Some gunk and rust had built up in the socket for the bulb and wasnt making a connection on the post for the tail light. Cleaned the bulb and the socket and it came right on.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2011
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From: Indian Head, PA
I just went through a similar problem on my Hummer; the right tail light would not go bright for brake or turn, but the running light worked. Sometimes if you'd tap or knock on the lens, it would come on for a little while, then quit working again. The socket and bulb looked perfect, both filaments looked good, there was no corrosion or dirt built up and the wiring tested out perfect. I tried cleaning the contacts and used dielectric grease and even tried WD40 and it was still only intermittently working. I swapped in a new bulb and it was golden again.
I looked really closely at the bulb with a magnifying glass and found a tiny crack on the one filament. When I would tap on it, it would re-weld itself together until vibration cracked it again. That stupid bulb drove me nuts all summer(cause I was hardly driving the Hummer at all, I was riding the bike!).
I looked really closely at the bulb with a magnifying glass and found a tiny crack on the one filament. When I would tap on it, it would re-weld itself together until vibration cracked it again. That stupid bulb drove me nuts all summer(cause I was hardly driving the Hummer at all, I was riding the bike!).
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 137
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From: Allegan, Michigan
I just went through my TG. The fender light was intermittent as well as several bulbs on the tour pak. Picked up some Deoxit and a fiberglass pen and cleaned every socket on the bike. Everything seems to work fine now.
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Intermediate
Joined: May 2012
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From: Illinois
I did, put in a few hundred miles Saturday on a poker run. Great weather and a great ride!
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