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Gen II Brake Light Help

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Posted by: GMAN

Well, my neon light finally went out, and I didn't hesitate finding another one. When I purt the new neon brake light in, it only comes on when I press the brake. Did I miss something?

Posted by: unity

Ya, you missed the ballast. The neon rarely goes bad, its the ballast that goes. Did you replace the ballast?

Posted by: GMAN

Yes, I got another one.

Posted by: unity

So two ballasts and two lamps? Or just swap out one ballast? It would be odd to have two bad sets.

Posted by: GMAN

Unity you're not getting it. I replaced the ballast. It works. But....only when I press the brake. Not when i turn on the lights.

Posted by: Scorpio1118_2000

Try going back and checking all of you connections ,grounds ,solder points ,wiring ect.
Sometimes its the easy things that are a pain in the ass.

Posted by: GMAN

Common guys. I need some help. Why would the neon light come on when I press the brakes, but not when I turn on the light? What am I missing?

Posted by: 98LSC32V

from another site: "There should be 2 wires, one for parking lights and another for when you hit the brake, a third wire is for the ground. Make sure you got both hooked up correctly."

Posted by: GMAN

OK, I took some pictures from different angles. Everything is connectected. I just cannot get the light to come on. Only when I press the brake. I don't see what is not connected.

Posted by: regula44

where did you get the parts? Phone number or website.

Posted by: GMAN

I got a different ballast, this one works. Apparantly there are two mechanisms in the ballast. One for the brake light, and one to constantly stay on. Anyone heard of this?

Posted by: 98LSC32V

GMAN, was the first ballast a Glitch one?

Posted by: GMAN

Yes, the first ballast only lit up when I pressed the brake.

Posted by: 98LSC32V

Did you get another Glitch ballast or a used OEM one?

Posted by: GMAN

I think the first ballast just has a glitch in it.

Posted by: buddylee

the fuse box is almost the same as Town Car , IE at least 3-4 fuses that have to do with LCM ......

I had no break lites I checked the fuse that said "brake" it was cool.
then changed the switch at the peddle , still no brake lights .
I ended up sitting on the ground and pulling every fuse out, fourth to the last fuse I checked was burn out .

so check all 20 amp (yellow?) fuses

Posted by: GMAN

Quote:

Originally Posted by buddylee

the fuse box is almost the same as Town Car , IE at least 3-4 fuses that have to do with LCM ......

I had no break lites I checked the fuse that said "brake" it was cool.
then changed the switch at the peddle , still no brake lights .
I ended up sitting on the ground and pulling every fuse out, fourth to the last fuse I checked was burn out .

so check all 20 amp (yellow?) fuses

Buddy the ballast was just bad. I already put another one in and it works great.

Posted by: chickenviii

let me help, if im understanding correctly, gman bought a used OEM ballast, that had a glitch in it, and got another OEM ballast and it worked-right?

"glitch" is a member of .org that makes replacement ballasts (hence the confusion)

Posted by: GMAN

Quote:

Originally Posted by chickenviii

let me help, if im understanding correctly, gman bought a used OEM ballast, that had a glitch in it, and got another OEM ballast and it worked-right?

"glitch" is a member of .org that makes replacement ballasts (hence the confusion)

Ahhhh, I can see clearly now the rain has gone.

Yes Chicken you are correct. My original ballast failed, I found another one, which had a "glitch" in it (Not to be confused with member "glitch)

). The second ballast didn't light up. It only lit up when the brake was pressed. I have been told that there are essentially to lighting sources in the ballast. one for the constant light, and one for the brake.