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Brand new Bushwacker Flat Flare Marker light not working

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Old Jan 26, 2013 | 12:27 PM
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Default Brand new Bushwacker Flat Flare Marker light not working

I was installing Bushwacker Flat Flares and on the drivers side the Bushwacker Marker Light and the front marker light are not working. However, the drivers side directional is working. There is a great possiblility that I blew something by plugging the wires into the wrong side. Who would think white goes to black but it does and does not mention it in the directions. Anyway, my question is how do I rectify the situation. New Bushwacker LED marker? I just dont understand why the front marker is not working but the directional is. HELP!
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Old Jan 26, 2013 | 12:36 PM
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You might check your fuses. I blew one hooking up my apilar lights.
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Old Jan 26, 2013 | 01:08 PM
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forgot to add that everything on the passenger side is working. I dont think its a fuse or bulb issue. Thoroughly confused.
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Old Jan 26, 2013 | 01:27 PM
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Why don't you manually hook up a power and ground and see if the light even works
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by BigSteve
Why don't you manually hook up a power and ground and see if the light even works
^^ This!

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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 06:23 AM
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U probably blew one of the two filaments in the blinker bulb that why the "parking" light won't work.... As for ur flare I'd hook it up directly to power and see if it lights.... If it don't just goto any trailer store and buy a led for 5 bucks, if it does light then u need to reverse the wires.... In fact try that first... Reverse the wires at the led, the polarity may be reversed.
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 07:54 AM
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The LED Does work when connected directly to the battery. When I reversed the wiring and plugged it in it still didn't work. Same problem still.
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 07:58 AM
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Would one of the filaments being blown on the front marker light being blown cause the bushwacker marker not to light?
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 01:48 PM
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if I remember correctly the parking lights in the grille provide grounding through the bulb fillament for the side marker lights? If the light works directly to a known 12v source (Battery) there is a fault within your lighting circuitry. Coincidentally too it figures.
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Monty1107
Would one of the filaments being blown on the front marker light being blown cause the bushwacker marker not to light?
This seams plausible.... Fix that other bulb first and try again
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