brake light out?

[drift878]

My back driver side brake light does not work. l changed the bulbs and it still did not work. can some one tell me wat should I do?

[deevergote]

Check your fuses. Check for any damaged wires. Make sure your new bulb isn't a dud.

[kouzie]

check fuse.

edit, deev beat me to it

[kelton]

Make sure nothing looks corroded or anything like that.

[drift878]

they wires look good on it and the bulb is new i changed it like 3 times already. do u guys think it could be a ground problem? my next step is to check the fuses but i think all of them are good.

[plee3]

The actual socket for that light bulb might be bad. Look iside of the socket to see if the metal contacts are burned. if so, change the actual socket.

[rayray91]

The actual socket for that light bulb might be bad. Look iside of the socket to see if the metal contacts are burned. if so, change the actual socket.

When i replace my bulb, it'll work fine for a day then the next its out again, but bulb is still good. Socket or Wire problem?

[biggwizzle]

it sounds like a wiring problem,have you put in any music

[TheFirstNutZo]

When i replace my bulb, it'll work fine for a day then the next its out again, but bulb is still good. Socket or Wire problem?

Take a good look at the socket itself. There may be corrosion, rust or dust in there, or a loose wire connection to the socket assembly. Also look at the connectors on the bulb itself -- they can also corrode or rust. A little bit of sandpaper and di-electric grease can go a long way to fixing intermittent bulb issues.

It is pretty common to have water collect in the brake light housings when they get older, which then heats up in the sun and steams the brake socket causing it to rust and/or corrode prematurely. To fix the leaking brake light housing, some people use a silicon sealer, others replace the gaskets. There are many threads on the site if you want more information on that.

[zoetrusoldier]

I have had the little control boxes in my tail lights burn out before from moisture... you may want to check them out.

[JDMDriver]

I have experienced this problem at some stage also.

I found:

On my JDM prelude:

The wattage on the bulb is different to the local market (Australia - as thats where i am).

I found that replacing the bulb with the local double action bulb the brake light would appear.

On my JDM CB accord:

I found the rear light clusters are prone to corrosion due to water getting in the lenses (a common problem on CB7's). I was lucky and had a spare socket and wire loom which fixed the problem.

On my other local prelude:

It had defective brake bulbs where an electrode had collapsed and was linking with the other (park light was linked with brake light). It wasnt evident when pressing the brakes as it would light up but prob. gave a different reading throwing it out.

Your case is more likely a socket problem (once you have isolated the bulbs - inspect each one or buy new ones for all). Good luck!

[zoetrusoldier]

Did you get it fixed?

[rayray91]

Did you get it fixed?

Not yet, been lazy all weekend, stressed and shit, did take a look at the inside looked fine, but will replace the socket in a few days anyway.