car electrics

[i=p/u]

my cars right side taail light stopped working , changed bulb and so so, turned on lights and not even getting voltage at the right side tail light connection..... the bulb on the tail light side also is brake light so. so so im lost, but what i done was linked a cable across from other tail light and works 'happydays! but when i pulled up tonight i had my foot on brake and turned ignition off but it really stayed on till i took my foot off brake... my misses laughs her balls of at me, just like when i first mucked about with my motherrs switches was like a funny game of which light would come on

anybody anything.... anything aat all

 

[jaresquire]

poltergeist?

 

[i=p/u]

its me dead grannys car, for fuk sake, bless her

 

[steve-the-hat]

Check the fuses, brake lights can be separately fused.

What sort of car is this and how old is it?

 

[i=p/u]

peugeot 306 , ive checked the fuses, but when i pull the fuses for say left side tail lights they dont go out.... i will get it eventualy and if you can help with anything, kooooooool

 

[steve-the-hat]

Sorry, I know nothing about Peugeots. You're probably better asking on a 306 owner's forum.

 

[i=p/u]

any car electric genuises out there today with a nack for teaching with ease...

 

[telectrix]

could even be a poor connection where the loom plugs onto the light PCB.

 

[sparky3366]

Just park it down short strand for an hour...doubt it will be there when you get back lol

 

[sparky3366]

Pug wiring is very susceptible to shorting out on bodywork as it isn't well protected. Check any place where the wiring runs through metal or a grommet.

 

[i=p/u]

my next step is take out the fuse board and see where that black cable goes too... any info in taking one of these fuse boards out, will it be messy or nice and neat.... at moment if have the lights on car wont turn off, and if i brake the front lights come on, its great fun/not!!!

 

[i=p/u]

If i leave at short strand/ with running engine, they probably wouldnt nick the car but the tools in boot maybe

 

[i=p/u]

Do you think the haynes manual would be good book to buy, will this show me how to dismatel and put back together/lol

 

[parker56]

sounds like its a stop & tail light bulb in the wrong way round

 

[telectrix]

apart from the fact that it was made by frogs.

 

[AIM]

German cooks and French mechanics! say no more!

 

[jamie-spark]

You have the tail light + and the brake light + interconnected or the bulbs mixed up. As the brake lights only work with the ignition switched on ,when you have the lights on and foot on the brake this puts a feed to the switched side of the ignition.bypassing the keyswitch keeping the circuit closed and going open circuit when your foot is removed from the pedal

 

[jamie-spark]

Had a friend who had the same thing. After a while i found that he had replaced the stop taile light ( the dual filiment lamp) with a single filiment lamp

 

[i=p/u]

aye its a dual filiment and bulbs are correctly selected, the main problem was tail light not working, and not even 13v at contact... so i can put back to that problem, and seek and search and try again... haynes manual anygood???

 

[BroadReach]

Hi,

Check the earth connection to the stop / tail bulb. Should go to body of bayonet connector. If no earth then one filament will try to earth through the other causing all sorts of odd effects. This is a known issue with auto electrics.

Do not try to remove fuse board. Unlikely to be the problem and will be a nightmare to put back, assuming you get out in one piece!