nofear13 Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 i have a 96 es 300.. during the daytime everything looks fine. night time, turn the headlights on: the taillight indicator comes on, and stays on. verified that one light is out on the driver-side assembly. I assumed it needed another bulb.. then noticed the bulb actually turns on when the brakes are pressed. any ideas? i took a look at the bulbs, and everyone of them work, except for that one. but it would work when you hit the brakes.. btw, i searched and couldn't find a similar topic. thanks for any assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjewell Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 i have a 96 es 300.. during the daytime everything looks fine. night time, turn the headlights on: the taillight indicator comes on, and stays on. verified that one light is out on the driver-side assembly. I assumed it needed another bulb.. then noticed the bulb actually turns on when the brakes are pressed. any ideas? i took a look at the bulbs, and everyone of them work, except for that one. but it would work when you hit the brakes.. btw, i searched and couldn't find a similar topic. thanks for any assistance. dual element bulbs? 1 element in bulb for brakes, one for turn signals. Pull out bulb & ck elements with a meter OR take it to yer local parts house & they'll test it fer ya. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfish Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 i have a 96 es 300.. during the daytime everything looks fine. night time, turn the headlights on: the taillight indicator comes on, and stays on. verified that one light is out on the driver-side assembly. I assumed it needed another bulb.. then noticed the bulb actually turns on when the brakes are pressed. any ideas? i took a look at the bulbs, and everyone of them work, except for that one. but it would work when you hit the brakes.. btw, i searched and couldn't find a similar topic. thanks for any assistance. dual element bulbs? 1 element in bulb for brakes, one for turn signals. Pull out bulb & ck elements with a meter OR take it to yer local parts house & they'll test it fer ya. ;) Do yourself a favor and change out all the bulbs on both sides of the tail, Your going to have to remove one side to do a change so it is the best time to do them all and sleep easy. IMHO that is the way to go, I always replace in pairs, never just one side. It only costs a couple of bucks more and the job is done right and will last a few more years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjewell Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Agree with above. Also check for corrosion in the socket & clean up contacts if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfish Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Agree with above. Also check for corrosion in the socket & clean up contacts if needed. Definetly clean everything while the tails are out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpat Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I had the same problem on my 95 Es and changing the bulb did it for now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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