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Old Oct 9, 2020 | 06:09 AM
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My left tail light is not working. I have checked fuses, bulbs, and the connector. Everything looks okay but it does not work. Please help.
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Old Oct 9, 2020 | 07:25 AM
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If you have trailer wiring, check the connector. It's out in the weather and susceptible to corrosion. The wiring ties in with the taillight and a short there can mess the lights up.
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Old Oct 13, 2020 | 07:44 AM
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I looked at the connector, and it got loose and ended up melting onto the exhaust muffler. Is there a good forum about bypassing the wiring harness, and just make the wiring go straight to the tail light?
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Old Oct 13, 2020 | 10:06 AM
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Are you certain it isn't the wiring harness for the trailer wiring that's on the muffler? I don't recall my harness going down that direction but the trailer harness does. You could easily unplug it, replace the harness ($20 online) and save yourself quite a bit of headache.
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Old Oct 14, 2020 | 02:56 PM
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It is the trailer harness that melted, i will check it out! Thank you very much
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Old Oct 14, 2020 | 03:42 PM
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UPDATE: Fixed it, just unplugged the trailer wiring harness and connected the tail lamp without it! Worked like a charm!
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Old Oct 14, 2020 | 04:42 PM
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Well you're in good shape then- buy another trailer harness and make sure you tie it up tightly.
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