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Dull brake light at one side
Dull brake light at one side
As per title my passenger side brake light is dull tried a new bulb but still the same any suggestions???
Dull brake light at one side
Did you check to see if the contacts had any sign of corrosion ?
Re: Dull brake light at one side
Sounds daft but maybe trial swap the good one to dull side..........that way you know it's something other than bad bulb &/or bad replacement.
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Dull brake light at one side
[quote=""AW8""]Sounds daft but maybe trial swap the good one to dull side..........that way you know it's something other than bad bulb &/or bad replacement.[/quote]
Good thinking .....not just a pretty face are you matey lol
Good thinking .....not just a pretty face are you matey lol
Re: Dull brake light at one side
Mensa material me & a pretty face ...... NOT
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Re: Dull brake light at one side
Just to add unless yours different to mine....... you can swap out the holders too.
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Re: Dull brake light at one side
likely to be water ingress into bulb holder
Dull brake light at one side
The contacts do burn away on the holder .....that's what caused mine
Re: Dull brake light at one side
I had same problem with mine kept in blowing lamps so I bought after Market led Ones much better look
Re: Dull brake light at one side
Not wishing to go off topic but offering word's of caution re aftermarket l.e.d. / led tail/stop lights.......some arent bright enough & might event result in a rear end moment if braking hard on a sunny day.
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Re: Dull brake light at one side
Light unit had a bit of black where the contacts of the bulb holder sits cleaned it up
And managed to get the bulb holder to sit where it's getting a contact. Going to get the sparky at work to run a bit of solder on to it so it makes a good contact on a bigger area. Thanks for all the suggestions.
And managed to get the bulb holder to sit where it's getting a contact. Going to get the sparky at work to run a bit of solder on to it so it makes a good contact on a bigger area. Thanks for all the suggestions.
Re: Dull brake light at one side
Does your car live outside by the way?
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Dull brake light at one side
[quote=""pvr""]Does your car live outside by the way?[/quote]
You make it sound like a dog LOL
You make it sound like a dog LOL
Re: Dull brake light at one side
[quote=""AW8""]Not wishing to go off topic but offering word's of caution re aftermarket l.e.d. / led tail/stop lights.......some arent bright enough & might event result in a rear end moment if braking hard on a sunny day.[/quote]
Alright, alright! I got the message - I sorted them!
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Dull brake light at one side
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Alright, alright! I got the message - I sorted them! [/quote]
Is that 'sorted' painted led's or 'sorted' cleaned the led's off again?
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Alright, alright! I got the message - I sorted them! [/quote]
Is that 'sorted' painted led's or 'sorted' cleaned the led's off again?
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