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Old 08-23-2005, 11:41 PM   #1
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Hi, New to this and have a question. Just purchased a 96 Tacoma 4x4 for my soon to be 16 year old son. Has a few problems that I am working through. Have one that is a real stumper for me. The brake lights work fine during normal daytime driving conditions. When the headlights are turned on the brake lights are on. I have check the wiring and have found nothing shorted together. I see a intergration relay in the wiring diagrams and was interest if anyone might know if this relay sticking would cause my problem. Thanks for any help.

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Re: brake lights

See if the bulbs are in correctly. You may have single filament bulb in a socket meant for double filament bulbs, or the correct bulbs may have been forced in backwards.
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Re: Re: brake lights

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See if the bulbs are in correctly. You may have single filament bulb in a socket meant for double filament bulbs, or the correct bulbs may have been forced in backwards.
You are right. I just finish working on the problem and that is what I found after repairing the wiring near the rear bumper. The previous owner had tried to wire in trailer brakes and had a mess. After cleaning that up I still had a direct short between the tail light wire and brake light wire. I found the bottom and center lamps in the passenger side swapped. Put them back in the right place and all is well.

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You're welcome
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