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1990 integra no tail lights
Having some problems with my taillights. Rear tail lights work when
engine is off,but stop working once i start my engine.No problem with headlights or brake lights.any one had this problem.. Bill Gavin 1990 Acura Integra |
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1990 integra no tail lights
On 2009-10-09, Bill Gavin > wrote:
> Having some problems with my taillights. Rear tail lights work when > engine is off,but stop working once i start my engine.No problem with > headlights or brake lights.any one had this problem.. > > Bill Gavin 1990 Acura Integra Leave the engine off when you drive... -- Joe - Linux User #449481/Ubuntu User #19733 joe at hits - buffalo dot com "Hate is baggage, life is too short to go around ****ed off all the time..." - Danny, American History X |
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1990 integra no tail lights
Bill Gavin > wrote in
: > Having some problems with my taillights. Rear tail lights work when > engine is off,but stop working once i start my engine.No problem with > headlights or brake lights.any one had this problem.. > > Bill Gavin 1990 Acura Integra Any aftermarket additions or modifications of ANY kind to ANY of the wiring? -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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1990 integra no tail lights
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 03:57:56 +0000 (UTC), Tegger >
wrote: >Bill Gavin > wrote in : > >> Having some problems with my taillights. Rear tail lights work when >> engine is off,but stop working once i start my engine.No problem with >> headlights or brake lights.any one had this problem.. >> >> Bill Gavin 1990 Acura Integra > > > >Any aftermarket additions or modifications of ANY kind to ANY of the >wiring? This was a used car i bought 1 year ago.It does have a after market stereo installed.Lights worked fine until last week.Do you think this might be part of the problem.I will take it into the dealership next week if i cant figure this one out. Bill Gavin |
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1990 integra no tail lights
On 09 Oct 2009 03:29:38 GMT, Joe >
wrote: >On 2009-10-09, Bill Gavin > wrote: >> Having some problems with my taillights. Rear tail lights work when >> engine is off,but stop working once i start my engine.No problem with >> headlights or brake lights.any one had this problem.. >> >> Bill Gavin 1990 Acura Integra > >Leave the engine off when you drive... Joe you have a good sense of humour. |
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1990 integra no tail lights
"Bill Gavin" > wrote in message
... > On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 03:57:56 +0000 (UTC), Tegger > > wrote: > >>Bill Gavin > wrote in m: >> >>> Having some problems with my taillights. Rear tail lights work when >>> engine is off,but stop working once i start my engine.No problem with >>> headlights or brake lights.any one had this problem.. >>> >>> Bill Gavin 1990 Acura Integra >> >> >> >>Any aftermarket additions or modifications of ANY kind to ANY of the >>wiring? > This was a used car i bought 1 year ago.It does have a after market > stereo installed.Lights worked fine until last week.Do you think this > might be part of the problem.I will take it into the dealership next > week if i cant figure this one out. Are the lights working or not really tied to the engine being running or really tied to the key being in the on or run position? Maybe pop the stereo out and inspect the wiring. There is a wire (on most stereos) that ties into the lighting system to tell the stereo if it should dim it's display. Could an an issue in that circuit. My first suspicion (not being able to see the car) based on what you've said so far is a sloppy wiring job behind the radio. |
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1990 integra no tail lights
Bill Gavin > wrote in
: > On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 03:57:56 +0000 (UTC), Tegger > > wrote: > >>Bill Gavin > wrote in m: >> >>> Having some problems with my taillights. Rear tail lights work when >>> engine is off,but stop working once i start my engine.No problem with >>> headlights or brake lights.any one had this problem.. >>> >>> Bill Gavin 1990 Acura Integra >> >> >> >>Any aftermarket additions or modifications of ANY kind to ANY of the >>wiring? > > > This was a used car i bought 1 year ago.It does have a after market > stereo installed.Lights worked fine until last week.Do you think this > might be part of the problem.I will take it into the dealership next > week if i cant figure this one out. > I'm with Seth. Somebody's done a lousy wiring job. You need to check all the wiring behind the dash /very/ carefully. Chances are pretty good you'll find some wires that have been twisted together and are coming apart, or are crossing circuits, or something like that. Don't forget to check the fuse box. Some people try to take power from there by stuffing a wire under one leg of a fuse, which makes the fuse loose. Power to the taillights is from from the red/green wire that comes out of the headlamp switch behind the steering wheel and goes to the #11 fuse. After the #11 fuse, that wire becomes red/black. The side markers and the license plate lights all use the same power source as the taillights. You likely won't be able to remove the steering wheel nut without an impact wrench. But once you do remove the nut, the wheel just slides off; the splines are not tapered. (Every thread like this is a reminder to me of why I refuse to purchase any car that has had any sort of alteration to its electrical system.) -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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1990 integra no tail lights
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 21:27:23 +0000 (UTC), Tegger >
wrote: >Bill Gavin > wrote in : > >> On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 03:57:56 +0000 (UTC), Tegger > >> wrote: >> >>>Bill Gavin > wrote in : >>> >>>> Having some problems with my taillights. Rear tail lights work when >>>> engine is off,but stop working once i start my engine.No problem with >>>> headlights or brake lights.any one had this problem.. >>>> >>>> Bill Gavin 1990 Acura Integra >>> >>> >>> >>>Any aftermarket additions or modifications of ANY kind to ANY of the >>>wiring? >> >> >> This was a used car i bought 1 year ago.It does have a after market >> stereo installed.Lights worked fine until last week.Do you think this >> might be part of the problem.I will take it into the dealership next >> week if i cant figure this one out. >> > > >I'm with Seth. Somebody's done a lousy wiring job. > >You need to check all the wiring behind the dash /very/ carefully. Chances >are pretty good you'll find some wires that have been twisted together and >are coming apart, or are crossing circuits, or something like that. > >Don't forget to check the fuse box. Some people try to take power from >there by stuffing a wire under one leg of a fuse, which makes the fuse >loose. > >Power to the taillights is from from the red/green wire that comes out of >the headlamp switch behind the steering wheel and goes to the #11 fuse. >After the #11 fuse, that wire becomes red/black. The side markers and the >license plate lights all use the same power source as the taillights. > >You likely won't be able to remove the steering wheel nut without an impact >wrench. But once you do remove the nut, the wheel just slides off; the >splines are not tapered. > >(Every thread like this is a reminder to me of why I refuse to purchase any >car that has had any sort of alteration to its electrical system.) This ones driving me crazy.Checked #11 fuse it is ok. Should I pull the stereo out when the tail lights work and the stereo works when the ignition key is in the aux position.Do stereo installs usually take there power from the tail light circuit.Any more ideas would be welcome.6 HRS wasted alredy Bill Gavin |
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1990 integra no tail lights
Bill Gavin > wrote in
: > > This ones driving me crazy.Checked #11 fuse it is ok. I did not say the fuse was blown. If it had been, the taillights would not work at all. Nor would the side markers or license plate lights. > Should I pull the stereo out when the tail lights work and the stereo > works when the ignition key is in the aux position. Yes. Somebody has done a crappy job of wiring /something/ in that car, whether it's the radio or something else. When dealing with aftermarket modifications, all bets are off. > Do stereo installs > usually take there power from the tail light circuit. From where did the installer take the power? From wherever it was convenient. Or from the first wire that made things work instead of just making magic smoke and blowing fuses. Is this your first car? If so, this one will be quite a learning experience. The problem with aftermarket is primarily that the factory didn't do it. Aftermarket modifications are often performed by young, impatient, inexperienced, greasy-fingered knuckle-dragging apes with no wiring diagrams, no manuals, and no electrical knowledge. > Any more ideas > would be welcome.6 HRS wasted alredy > If you've spent six hours on this and not bothered to remove the radio in all that time, then you need the services of a professional. Or at least those of somebody with an inkling of how automotive wiring is regularly and repeatedly botched in exactly the same way, each and every time, by the above mentioned simians. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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1990 integra no tail lights
"Bill Gavin" > wrote in message
... > > This ones driving me crazy.Checked #11 fuse it is ok. > Should I pull the stereo out when the tail lights work and the stereo > works when the ignition key is in the aux position.Do stereo installs > usually take there power from the tail light circuit.Any more ideas > would be welcome.6 HRS wasted alredy Yes, pull the stereo right now and see what it looks like back there. If it is just an aftermarket stereo and no additional stereo items (amps, equalizer, etc...) then I wouldn't be too concerned about tracing back to the fuse back or any of that as for a simple head unit swap everything can be done with what's in the stereo cavity. When you pull the stereo, did the person who put it in there use an adapter harness or did they just cut the stock wiring to wire in the new radio? If the cut method, then you have a rats nest to untangle. If they used a harness, then your issue may be as simple as some electrical tape and/or a wire nut came loose. Pull the stereo, take inventory of what you see and start from there. |
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