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Old 03-22-2012, 12:20 AM
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tail lights, blinkers and reverse lights not working.

i just replaced my stock bed with a flat bed and had to disconnect all the rear lights and when i plugged them back in they didnt work. i didnt mess with any of the wiring just unplugged the harnesses and plugged them back in but now none of my rear lights are working. any thoughts?
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tail lights, blinkers and reverse lights not working.

i recently did a flat bed on my 97 T100 and when i went to hook the tail lights back up nothing lit up, no brake blinker or reverse lights. i didnt mess with any of the wiring just unplugged and replugged the harnesses. any suggestions?
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check your grounds etc, start checking to make sure you have power with your meter and or test light
check your harness to make sure you didn't slice anything during your fab process..


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Red face

When you went to the flat bed just how did you reinstall your lights.

Unless you cut the tail light harness completely something should work

I am going to bet your missing the ground

Make a jumper wire attach to good ground i bet that gets your lights working .
with your meter taillights on and a good ground I bet you have your battery voltage .

After finding the problem install a proper ground.

If you pulled the plugs apart with the circuit energized the arc may have been enough to blow the fuses . Have you checked them first.
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