cbakes004 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Good Evening, 1978 280z My right brake light is acting up. The bulb is ok, and it will illuminate when the lights are on, but will not illuminate due to the brake pedal action. The left light is completely fine. Ex: If lights are on, the right brake light will be illuminated on the dull setting but not increase light intensity when the brakes are applied. Not sure where to begin looking or what wire could be the issue. Tried to look at wiring diagrams but not really sure where to begin with that. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Pull the bulb and check it and the socket for corrosion. Use a fine grit sandpaper to shine them both up and it should work OK. Not an unusual issue for these old cars. OH yeah - you might also check and see if you have the correct bulb. It should be a dual filament bulb, not a single. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbakes004 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thanks, it was a dual filament bulb but guess although both filaments looked ok it still needed replacing. Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 More than welcome. Glad you found the problem and it was an easy fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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