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iwantvtec
26-05-2008, 08:59 PM
Yer i just replaced my globes, that doesn't work i dont think its the fuse because my horn still works. but my light on my duckbill still works wen i brake. Any suggestions?~!~
thepope1986
26-05-2008, 09:24 PM
have you got power to the globe sockets?
B18cEG
27-05-2008, 12:06 AM
ok not gonna be fuses, both rear lights not working?
iwantvtec
27-05-2008, 01:59 AM
yer both not working. My rear lights work so i guess yer power is going to the globe socket.
B18cEG
27-05-2008, 10:23 AM
ok the only thing i can think of is the plug ad the rear drivers side quarter panel, Do your parklights work? check that plug.
aaronng
27-05-2008, 10:50 AM
You have 3 lights that light up when you press the brake. If all 3 don't work, then check the brake switch which is just above the brake pedal.
iwantvtec
27-05-2008, 11:42 AM
i think ders 5 lights dat go on wen u brake on an eg: the spoiler light, the top 2 on the side, the 2 top in the middle boof/bonnet what ever u call it and the spoiler. ATM my spoiler is the only 1 going on. I cant find the brake switch wat the hell it look light? is it like a switch or a button? coz i see a button dat goes on and off wen u press the brake.
fatboyz39
27-05-2008, 12:03 PM
Do you know how to use a multimeter?
iwantvtec
27-05-2008, 12:18 PM
sorta. im studying to be an electrician. but i doubt its like testing for resistance and voltage? so many dif wires cant find the neutral n stuff
aaronng
27-05-2008, 12:21 PM
sorta. im studying to be an electrician. but i doubt its like testing for resistance and voltage? so many dif wires cant find the neutral n stuff

Each bulb has only 2 wires, a live and a ground. Get someone to hold the brake pedal down for you and then you measure the voltage across the 2 wires using the multimeter.
iwantvtec
27-05-2008, 12:22 PM
icicic =] thnkx dude if no power is going to it wat do u think is causing it?
aaronng
27-05-2008, 01:18 PM
icicic =] thnkx dude if no power is going to it wat do u think is causing it?

Fuse, brake switch (that's the button you described), bulb, wiring or poor ground from the bulb's ground wire to the chassis.
thepope1986
27-05-2008, 05:55 PM
get a test light hook it up to a good earth then run it across the back of the fuses checking both sides for continuity if one side has no power change it. should fix your problem. and how dodgy is it that the EG owners manual doesnt have a fuse box map. i work for ford and all ford owners manuals have them. o well id take a honda any day