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justin_o_guy Ex Member	Re: I need help 03/08/07 at 11:01:42 I would have to check all the connections going back there. Think hard about what all you messed with while fixing the busted tail light. Sometimes, we leave "bear traps" for ourselves.
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Hiker YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 20 Gender:	Re: I need help Reply #1 - 03/08/07 at 12:38:10 Fixing the tail light amounted to a generous amount of duct tape to keep it on. It has worked for a month this way.
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Re: I need help
Reply #2 - 03/08/07 at 12:44:11

Hiker wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

I have an 07 S40 with 1200 miles . A while back I bumped the doorway and broke my left side tail light. I cleaned it up and rode over the weekend. Tuesday was such a nice day I decided to ride to work. On the trip home I noticed that my turn signals didn't work. I looked closer and found out that with the key in the run position, front lights all worked, no flashers or blinkers though. No rear lights at all. with the key in the accessory position all thel lights work, headlight, tail ight, front and rear blinkers and flashers. What could this problem be?

With the key in the accessory position do they ALL work at once?

Don't have a schematic with the newer lighting like the flashers. I think you better peal off the duct tape and go in there.

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Hiker YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 20 Gender:	Re: I need help Reply #3 - 03/08/07 at 13:07:31 With the key in accessory everything works as it should. Flashers, right blinker, left blinker. with the key on run, the front running lights work but no rear lights, the brake light does work though.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28637 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: I need help Reply #4 - 03/08/07 at 14:23:25 Did you disconnect the three wire plug from the ignition switch to do the work? If so it may have been plugged in backwards upon reassembly.
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: I need help Reply #5 - 03/08/07 at 15:09:05 Serowbot wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: Did you disconnect the three wire plug from the ignition switch to do the work? If so it may have been plugged in backwards upon reassembly. You sure? I thought that all plugs were keyed for one direction only.
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Hiker YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 20 Gender:	Re: I need help Reply #6 - 03/08/07 at 23:24:15 Only work I did was wrap the rear turnsignal in tape. I never sisconected anything.
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: I need help Reply #7 - 03/09/07 at 04:41:17 Hiker wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: Only work I did was wrap the rear turnsignal in tape. I never sisconected anything. One way or the other, I think that you need to now. Doesn't sound like it has healed itself
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Re: I need help
Reply #8 - 03/09/07 at 07:25:06

Hiker wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

Fixing the tail light amounted to a generous amount of duct tape to keep it on. It has worked for a month this way.

what brand of duct tape was it? i used duck brand. they don't like cheap duct tapes (like U-Line), or the clear kind. i think it's only black or grey. i used metalic duct tape for a while with terrible results, so avoid that also- cloth only. i know some people have used gaffers tape and electrical tape with some success, but i wouldn't risk it, personally. Grin

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Reply #9 - 03/09/07 at 12:56:06

EntropyofMe wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

what brand of duct tape was it? i used duck brand. they don't like cheap duct tapes (like U-Line), or the clear kind. i think it's only black or grey. i used metalic duct tape for a while with terrible results, so avoid that also- cloth only. i know some people have used gaffers tape and electrical tape with some success, but i wouldn't risk it, personally. Grin

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I hadn't thought of that. There is also an Army green version of the Duck Duct tape. Might be a better choice.

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