Stock tail light behavior?
07-03-2013, 12:22 AM
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Stock tail light behavior?
Okay, this has been bothering me for a while but I keep forgetting to ask. What is the stock tail light behavior? The 05-09s don't have any kind of sequencing at all do they?
I noticed on my car the inside two lights sequence but the third outside lights don't light up when my turn signals are on. I guess if you go by numbering inside to out, sequentials should be 1-2-3,1-2-3,1-2-3 and mine are 1-2,1-2,1-2. Stock behavior just lights up what? All 3 or the inside two? But at the same time not in any sequence, right? I had the tali lights out the other day to replace the reverse lights with LEDs but I didn't think to look at the wiring. Does it sound like I have some kind of a sequence kit that's not working for the outside lights or maybe some half-assed kit?
I'm confused and it looks kind of silly because it's not a full sequence so I'd like to fix it, but I've tried searching and came up empty on why mine do that.
I noticed on my car the inside two lights sequence but the third outside lights don't light up when my turn signals are on. I guess if you go by numbering inside to out, sequentials should be 1-2-3,1-2-3,1-2-3 and mine are 1-2,1-2,1-2. Stock behavior just lights up what? All 3 or the inside two? But at the same time not in any sequence, right? I had the tali lights out the other day to replace the reverse lights with LEDs but I didn't think to look at the wiring. Does it sound like I have some kind of a sequence kit that's not working for the outside lights or maybe some half-assed kit?
I'm confused and it looks kind of silly because it's not a full sequence so I'd like to fix it, but I've tried searching and came up empty on why mine do that.
07-03-2013, 09:26 AM
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Hmm... yeah, that's what I thought. I wasn't sure if there was a cheap way to make it do the behavior I have without buying a full kit or something that someone may have done before I got it. Assuming it isn't raining when I get home I'll open it up and see if I can find anything with the wiring.
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07-03-2013, 09:31 AM
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Hmm... yeah, that's what I thought. I wasn't sure if there was a cheap way to make it do the behavior I have without buying a full kit or something that someone may have done before I got it. Assuming it isn't raining when I get home I'll open it up and see if I can find anything with the wiring.
07-03-2013, 12:35 PM
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Looks like I'm betting on the bulbs. Filaments don't look burned or broken, but swapping lights seemed to prove one was bad. Also after pulling the light it looks like a full harness, not splice in. Thanks all.
Last edited by AJ06GT; 07-03-2013 at 12:39 PM.