Fix my Tail Lights, but now NO Brake Lights

[5150]

Well, I got underneath there and saw that the body shop put the bed down on top of a wire. The PO spliced the wires before they got to the plug behind the driver's rear wheel well for a trailer plug. So I got all that crap out of there and spliced the wires back into the original plug. Then I used female connectors from my tail lights and license plate light directly to the plug.

Problem:

Tail lights have a black wire and a white wire.

Driver's white wire goes to Yellow wire on harness/plug

Driver's black wire goes to Brown wire on harness/plug

License plate wire goes to Brown wire on harness/plug

Passenger white wire to Dark Green wire on harness/plug

Passenger black wire to Brown wire on harness/plug

I have tail lights but no brake lights or turn signal lights also the license plate light won't light up to and I tested the wire that goes to it and it's getting power (brand new bulb, unless wrong one---97)

Also still have NO Headlights, but the parking lamps come on when I turn the headlights on so I'm even more confused.

If you guys can help I'd appreciate it, I kind of need the brake lights

Bryan

[motocrosschump]

Headlights problem is more than likely your dimmer switch, or a bad lead wire off the battery.

[5150]

I'll replace the dimmer switch. I replaced the stoplight switch, so that's not the problem.

Bryan

[chickenwing]

Originally Posted by yellow69

Well, I got underneath there and saw that the body shop put the bed down on top of a wire. Bryan

Do I win a prize? http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...74&postcount=4

4 wire trailer connector:
White=ground
Brown=tail lights/Tag light
Yellow=left turn/brake
Green=right turn brake

This help?

Edit: Re-read post. Tag lite sounds easy. Power available and no light = bad bulb or bad ground or both.

Edit again: I'm sure you can splice it and make it work fine. I go recreational junkyarding and grab the tail light harness from the firewall back complete.

[cdowns]

if your getting power at liscence light try a ground from the housing to the frame

check for power at the rear wheel plug for the signals //key on left signal on on you should have 12v at an intermittant (flashing rate) at the yellow wire no juice there??check for juice at the firewall plug same thing with the green for the right// if its hot at the firewallplug and not the rear wheel plug you've got more splicing to do //a cheap way is a place that sells trailers sells the 4wire bonded ribbon loom by the foot at cheap rates

headlights check for power at the bulb//have power??bad bulb or ground===no power go to dimmer the middle top blue wire the largest of the 3should be hot all the time when headlight switch is on sometimes just disconnecting and cleaning terminals will work// power at the dimmerswitch you can just run a short jumper wire from the blue to one of the other wires to check bulbs

[72CSTC5]

Did the dimmer switch help? I said that in one of your other threads about your problems. I know electrical problems can be a hassle but if you take a deep breath and maybe someone has a schematic on this board that you can follow and a meter to check continuity of the wire from end to end. Also could be due to wiring in the steering column as well. Good luck and if you need questions answered maybe we can all help.