Brake Light - Coleman Outfitter UT400

[Rainman]

The right brake light didn't seem to be working properly, so I purchased and installed a new one. The problem at the time seemed to be a dim light when the lights were turned on and when the brakes were applied, the light would go off all together.

After installing a new bulb, when the lights were turned on, both tail lights were nice and bright. But again, when the brakes were applied, the right side again, would go out all together, then come back on after releasing the brake pedal.

Before I start playing around with the wiring, comparing the left side with the right side, etc., did anyone have the same or a similar problem? Pointing me in a direction, as to where to start with this will save me a lot of time.

[Dan_Lockwood]

You probably have a bad ground in the rear.  You may be able to add a jumper "ground" from the inside of the lamp assembly and see if that helps the dimming issue.  If so, make a new permanent ground and that should take care of the issue.

Good luck, Dan

[Rainman]

35 minutes ago, Dan_Lockwood said:

You probably have a bad ground in the rear.  You may be able to add a jumper "ground" from the inside of the lamp assembly and see if that helps the dimming issue.  If so, make a new permanent ground and that should take care of the issue.

Good luck, Dan

Thank you, Dan. I'll give that a shot and update with the results.