TheN3wGuy

I just got a 96 Firebird, My tail lights are acting up they are EXTREAMLY wierd ha, i replaced the bulbs, the fuses, and the battery so far. Well what happens is when i have my headlights >off< my brake tail lights works fine, but the left side is a little brighter then the right taillight, (still with my headlights off) and when i use my left blinker it works okayish the 1st bulb blinks then the 2ndbulb kinda bllinks but isent as bright, i thought they were suppose to blink togother???. (headlights still off) and the right tailight blinks the 1st and 2nd bulb at the same time.---OKay now heres where it gets wierder when i turn my headlights >ON< both my tail lights turn on, when i press the brake the left side gets brighter on the 1st bulb but the 2nd bulb is kinda dim, and the third tail light works good, (headlights still >ON<) but my right side taillight shuts off so it leaves the left tail light and the third tail light on but completley shuts off my right tailight. (headlights still >ON<) and also when i turn on my left blinker it does the same thing as it did when the head lights were off, but when i turn on my right blinker (headlights >ON<) it take 4 seconds to blink..then another 4...then 7 seconds... and somtimes it EVEN SHUTTS OFF! and stops blinking

> I have put videos up to help u get an idea of whats going on, they go by kinda fast cuz my phone dosent upload videos right but ull get whats going on. PLEASE HELP ME



1st video with head lights OFF



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJx7m9hDE7Q

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2nd video with Headlights on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vpVJhTKNVY

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Revoroller

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Shoulda bought a camaro....
Someone will post eventually and we'll get it figured out, nothing else like I said we'll trace EVERY wire for a short .

P.S. You dont even really need to worry about your brake lights, cuz when I'm ahead of you all your gonna see is the glow of my tail lights and a z28 badge

Revoroller

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81 views and no one has any advice? come on guys lets help this new fbody owner out, dont wanna scare him into playing with ponies. Im freinds with the OP so he isn't a spammer.

doublea87

iTrader: (16)

check ground connections. i beleive the ground for tail lights is bolted to the rear hatch release. under the carpet driver side center section

fleetmgr

^^^ this.

TheN3wGuy

i already check them they are grounded good, im thinking maybe its the bulb sockets.....

doublea87

iTrader: (16)

possible. was there any corrosion built up in the sockets when you changed the bulbs?

dubga

iTrader: (8)

Clean the sockets and bulb connections, look for corrosion to be scraped off, make sure grounds are good and have no paint or rust under them. If all else fails, replace the blinker solenoid. Under the dash just right of the steering column...follow the noise. Costs about $10-15. It can cause some of these issues.

Facelift

Looks like a bad ground
or the blinker solenoid.

When mine went it did some weird crap with my blinkers, nothing with the back ones but the ones up front. Its cheap, give it a shot.

There are two under your dash. One is the blinker and the other is for the flashers. The one you are looking for is kinda sorta next to the stereo and up a little. Not to tough to get to. Just in a weird spot.

Revoroller

iTrader: (9)

Skylar called me lastnight after the cruise and said he fixed his tail lights, ended up being the sockets and they modified some grand prix? sockets to work IIRC.

TheN3wGuy

we all good guys thanx i got i fixed, it was the bulb sockets just put some grand prix bulb sockets in it, ha works great thanx tho