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| | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 12 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 12 | I have one rear tail/stop light that is dimmer than the other,can anyone help with possible cure.This is on a '59 Apache Fleetside. Thank you, this is a great site. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 469 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 469 | Check for a bad ground or dirty bulb socket. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 12 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 12 | Thank you for the quick response Wrench Fetcher,my ground is on the frame on the passenger side,it is rusty,but tight.I guess I should remove and clean.
Thanks a bunch! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 | Hey Old School,
Had the same problem on my '49. I ran a ground from the battery to the engine, from the engine to the frame and from the cab to the engine. My brake lights will almost blind you now!
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | Something that happens frequently on the old trucks(and cars) with the metal socket and reflector is corrosion will form in the seam where the socket is crimped to the reflector. You can test for this by running a jumper from a good ground to the socket itself, if this brightens it then you can remove the tailight bucket and put a dot of brass on with half the dot on the socket and half on the reflector. Be careful because many of the old sockets are themselves brass so heat carefully. Good luck
Evan
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 12 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 12 | Cleaned corrosion in tail lamp bucket,fixed me right up.Thank all of you for your help.Great advice! | | |
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