Brake Lights

[JoDan]

Well, I was on my way to the DOT the other day, and my mom said my brake lights weren't working. So I checked that out and the fuse was blown, so I went and bought new fuses and replaced... no biggie. Well I noticed tonight that my brake lights weren't working again. So I put a new fuse in and drove down to the stop sign. Right when I put on the brakes, the fuse blew again(the fuses were the ones that the light comes on when they're blown).

So can anyone tell me where the wiring goes from the fuse panel back to the taillights so I can check for possible shorts?

[FestYboy]

runs along the driver side under the carpet, but i'd start at the back and work front. focus on the passenger side wiring that extends from the driver side through the hatch sill.

[festyxfi]

whohoo! Something I might be able to help with!!...

I just had this issue with my 89 carby. It ended up being the wires that pass thru the top of the hatch (like Festyboy said) they were being pinched when it closed, causing a short. Check there first.

FX

[JoDan]

Well I found out the problem when I was scraping this tint of the back window that was probably older than I am this morning. While getting the tint off, I noticed that the brake light had a crack in the plastic, so I decided to start there. Took the whole thing apart and found that the positive broke off the light and was grounding on the reflector in the back. Good thing I had a 15" LED strip that my friend gave me, because I just put that inside the brake light housing instead of messing with trying to wire the positive back to the bulb.