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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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My brake lights don't work. It's too dark to really see the fuses right now, but they all look intact. In fact, I don't even remember a designated fuse for the brake lights.

I changed the turn signal cam today (not the switch, just the cam) and the turn sigs work fine, but later I noticed no brake lights. Hopefully, these events are unrealated. I don't think the brake light wiring is even in my steering column, is it? Anyway, thanks in advance for any responses.

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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Unfortunately, the brake light wiring is in the steering wheel. When the brakes are on and th eturn signals, the brake light on that side flashes. Recheck your work and see if you disconnected a wire, perhaps in the connector plug on the column.
Old Oct 13, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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if they are unrelated, check your bulbs, I managed to have both my bulbs go out at the same time, one completely and the other only 1 of the two filaments went out. No idea how that happened...

but definitely check your work that you did today
Old Oct 13, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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Ok, I have question on this. I have the same situation, and thought it would be easy to get the wiring out of the steering column. It's not. I pulled the steering wheel, cam and everything else, but that wiring WILL NOT come out!! Do I seriously have to take the whole steering column off? I can hear a short coming from inside the column and it's messing up all my lights.
Old Oct 13, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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if your wiring is a mess like mine you might have cut a line maby in your messed up trunk? or maby your just not using your bakes
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