I did a switch with my tail lights (carbon fiber) from stock and now i have a problem... its prolly an easy fix i just cant figure it.

the brake lights arent showing up when i apply the brake..

The brake lights worked fine with stock but now i
did the switch... no lights for brake.

I have back up lights.. blinkers runners but i NEED the brakes lol

I have tryed the fuse (10) and i have tryed new bulbs..
and i have followed wires. I cant figure this out please helpppppp

 

Take the bulb/connector out of the housing(so that the bulb is outside of the housing). Have someone apply the brake and see if the bulb lights up. If it doesn't light up, check to make sure the bulb is properly seated and that the wiring is not broken.

 

we did that too... still no light

 

There are no miracles in cars. Get an electrical tester and check if 12-14V are coming to the connector that plugs into brake ligh when someone press the pedal. If it does, problem is bulb or bulb housing, if it does not - problem is the wire, fuse, or brake light switch. In this case you want to check for 12-14V at the fuse to divide this further. Having wiring diagramm will help, too.

 

When i changed mine, I wasn't getting a brake light in my passenger side assembly either, turns out I have jarred the bulb just a little too much and broken one of the 2 individual filaments inside the light, causing the running light to work, just not the brake.

Picked up a new set and they worked fine. Alot of auto bulbs are all the same, even if they don't have the same number, you can go by the description and the contacts on the bulb themselves. Most bulbs that run 2 or more functions will have 2 prongs on the bottom, as long as you get a bulb that looks almost exactly the same, with the same amount of prongs, and is described to do turn/backup/brake, etc.. your good to go.

Also, the contacts on those factory bulb outlets get tarnished after a while, a swab and some alcohol, maybe a tiny screwdriver srape or two on the metal surfaces will help ya out, just leave the car off so you don't short out anything. You can get the screwdriver under the little springloaded prongs also, and pull them out a tad closer to the contact position, sometimes this will get a bulb working again.

Only options I can think of.. Good luck!

 

it was a blown 20 fuse under the hood. haha

 

Good. Thanks for posting back

 

yup