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Question: Dashboard tail light driver side is on.

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vjosh42, North Hills, CA, September 24, 2009, 20:45
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when brakes applied;
driver side upper light is on, lower light is off,
passenger side upper light is off, lower light is on.

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    patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, September 24, 2009, 21:12
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    When lights are turned on and brake or turn signal operation alters the brightness or causes other lights to operate the problem is nearly always a bad ground ,(or ground at the bulb holder), or an incorrect bulb fitted (for instance a single filament bulb fitted in the socket where a double filament bulb should be). Try removing the rear lights bulb holders look for corrosion due to perhaps water leaking in through a lamp or seal, also try pushing on and off the electrical connections at the lights a few times to see if it improves conductivity.

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