Before you do any work yourself,
on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,
always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized
IF YOU ARE NOT REALLY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
check the fuse, if it is not blown, your tail lights may be missing ground, locate the ground wire on your tail light socket, then get a wire and a metal thumb tack, push the thumb tack thru the ground wire and splice the extra wire and wrap the bare wire around the thumb tack, turn your tail lights on and touch the bare metal of your van and see if it lights up, if it does lights up, just splice it and reconnect to the new ground source, hope this help you out :-)
The most common problem is switch on side of transmission.(If bulbs and fuse are good) Another common problem with reverse lights is a faulty ground. Check for the black ground wire off the lights in the back. If the connection to the ground (body or frame) is rusted or broken repair it.
Candles, oil lamps, and gas lights mostly.
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The light that is advertised to get the best energy efficiency is the neon light bulb. The best thing to do is to replace your lights with these in your home.
because you hooked into the lights ground I bet usually you blow the fuse everytime you turn on the lights check your radio ground
answer: replace the headlights switch.
Which lights are you attempting to replace?
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Check your ground wires. You could have a slightly cut wire. You have a short somewhere.
Check wiring and sockets for dead short to ground at: Parking/Tail and dash lights Remove all bulbs and sockets -replace 1 at a time until fuse blows Investigate that socket Check wiring and sockets for dead short to ground at: Parking/Tail and dash lights Remove all bulbs and sockets -replace 1 at a time until fuse blows Investigate that socket
Check the ground on the light.
replace brake light switch located on brake pedal under dash
Take the lights out, then replace them with new ones
I believe it's a poor ground contact possibly within the switch itself. if your car is rusty look for external ground contacts and make sure that they are on clean shiney metal. If all looks good i'd replace the switch.
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