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amery_vtr
7th June 2008, 11:31
rite ive but all new bulbs in my rear lights and the 2 brake lights sometimes work and sometimes dont..but my 3rd brake light works all the time..been told it could be something like a bad earth...any ideas?? thanks tommo

123-samsung123
7th June 2008, 13:52
hey, mate, yeah could be a bad earth, are the bulbs, fitting correcty to the light board???

Pana440
7th June 2008, 16:52
Happened to me a while back mate, I changed the bulbs and made sure there was a good contact and it seems to be sorted now! Might be worth a shot

L33h
7th June 2008, 23:01
Theres a little switch under the brake peddle (behind the cloth), theres a white where that could be loose... most likely to be 1 of these

amery_vtr
10th June 2008, 17:56
hey, mate, yeah could be a bad earth, are the bulbs, fitting correcty to the light board???

well they seem to be going in a bit funny..took me a while to get them in...how much do u think new bulb holders would cost? they

Ashleyp
10th June 2008, 18:00
well they seem to be going in a bit funny..took me a while to get them in...how much do u think new bulb holders would cost? they

ebay or ask here, prbs looking at around £10 - £15 posted imo