Taillight Terror

Alright(exhale). Yesterday while driving home some guy kept on tailing me. Well it turns out that my taillights don't work at night, only the brake and signal lights work. WTF! I stopped by a wmart and bought new bulbs thinking it'll work but no, got home and took the driverside out and the wires seem fine (although they don't look factory, they're fine). Man, I've had bad luck too damn much. Can en1 help so I don't get pulled over?

 

Have you checked the connections? Fuses? I'm not very good at electrical stuff.

 

check your fuses...and the ones under the hood, gaurantee you'll find a blown one, it happend to me, and i didnt have gauge lights

 

That makes sense, what kind of fuses should I use and does walmart have them?

 

first find the blown one, then replace it with the same amp, walmart should have some, buy a box they are cheap

 

cool, thx brian

 

AWDimprezaL thanks for your help I found it and replaced it.

 

lol

 

Had the same thing happen to me last week, when those knowledgeable service people couldn't figure out how to turn off my parking light. I drove my car around for a week without even noticing the obvious. Luckily I was pulled over by the Oakdale Police Department or the Highway Patrol and warn of my tail lights: No ticket :shock: . As smart as I am, I couldn't figure out what the Heaven was going. I look under the hood, inspected all the bulbs and wire, still nothing(owners manual helps). Took my car back to the shop and gave them a piece of my mind. I was disappointed when they lied to me that my wires were ghetto ridged from the previous owner, which came apart and they had to fix it free of charge. I hate shops that lie to freakin save their ash from looking like idiots.

 

I know how that goes with shops. When in doubt, helps to read the manual.