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Old 04-09-2010, 09:37 AM   #5
Easy Rider
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Re: Tail light inoperative, brake light works

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Originally Posted by 02gz250black
Have replaced brake light bulb and tail light works for a short period of time, but quits. Have noticed that the last time the tail light quit working was after I went over a pretty rough bump.
Like others have said, the rear signals are signals ONLY.

Most likely cause of your problem is a dirty or corroded bulb socket.
Second choice, loose connector or broken wire.
Then there might be 2 bad bulbs in a row.

Get a flashlight and check that socket first.
WD40 makes a reasonably good cleaner.....but the excess then needs to be blown out/soaked up.

If it is not the socket or bulb, then you need to do some wire tracing. A multi-meter might help in that effort.
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