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Hey everyone, so my inner tail light leds quit working the other day. I have been watching eBay for a used one. I missed out on one for $75 and now they range from $150-$370. I figured I might as well try to fix it myself. It's worth a try. So $20 later my tail light is fixed and working perfectly. What I found was the connection to the led circuit was corroded and not conducting power. I went to radio shack and purchased a new male and female connector and soldered them in. Tapped it up, and put it all back in. Working perfectly now.
Great write up. Should be a great fix. I wonder if Deoxit, contact cleaner, would have also done the trick without the need for soldering. I've used it to clear and rear ABS light before.
Great write up. Should be a great fix. I wonder if Deoxit, contact cleaner, would have also done the trick without the need for soldering. I've used it to clear and rear ABS light before.
Two of the prongs inside the male connector were actually broken off inside the female connector. Thanks for the reference on connector cleaner though.
The root of the problem is the edge of the lens where it meets the inside edge. I sealed mine with shoe goo, but clear silicon would work just at good. Ill try to find a picture.
11-11-2015, 09:19 AM
inner tail light fix (water damaged)
