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Ron Dohmeyer
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356A tail lights

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The running lights work, the turn signal lights work,and the brake lights work, but brake light goes out when the turn signal is operated. Same on both right and left.
Wrong bulbs?

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T1 beehives or T2?

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Are you running LED bulbs?

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James Davies wrote:T1 beehives or T2?
T2

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#5 Post by Ron Dohmeyer »

Jim Karaba wrote:Are you running LED bulbs?

Regular bulb, no LED

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Re: 356A tail lights

#6 Post by Peter M. Zimmermann »

Ron, your rear lights are working correctly. The T/S and brake light use the same bulb filament, and the T/S is deemed to be more important than the brake light and overrides it.

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