Back in march when I rewired my truck I bought and installed a license plate bracket with a light. Couldn’t get to work. Tried dedicating ground from the battery. Nope. Did multiple grounds to the bracket and frame. Nope. So I gave up to come back to it when I had some time.
Well today I looked at it again. Took the dome and plate off. Took the dome plate bracket off and pulled the bulb socket out to look at them a little closer.
Found that this license plate and all its parts were dipped and not painted. Even the attaching screws and threads were coated.
Bulb came on. No path for it to ground.
So got the Dremel out with the smallest cone and roughed up where the bulb locks in the socket. Then roughed two matting spots on the license bracket frame and the dome plate.
Let there be light. Happy camper tonight.
Doug
Last edited by T-Doug; 10/07/202310:49 PM.
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Happy Ending! Glad you got it figured out, that would have been very unexpected in a new bracket/light assembly.
Ron - - Dusty53 1954 Chevy 3604 In the Gallery Forum "You can't dance with the Devil and then wonder why you're still in Hell." "They will forget what you've said, and they will forget what you have done but they will never forget the way you made them feel."
I used to always tell my Mech's to "GO CHECK the Grounds!" when they asked electrical troubleshooting questions... or "what does the book say".. they seldom came back.
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