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Help needed -- bulb craziness
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Xplosiv
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May 4, 2009, 1:06 PM
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Help needed -- bulb craziness
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Hi all
A bulb on my Ford Fiesta 1.4 Zetec (2002) went the other day so i replaced it. However, since then I've had a slight problem: When I press the brake pedal the brake lights comes on (as you'd expect!!) -- but so now do the front lights! (i.e. they both light up at the same time when the brake is pressed). I definitely purchased the correct replacement bulb so i'm really confused what the problem could be. The lights work as they should except for this strange issue.
I tried replacing all 3 bulbs in the back light unit but the same thing happens.
I've thought about buying a whole new light unit, but i don't see why it would suddenly become faulty through just changing a bulb.
Any help would be much appreciated.....
Thanks
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(This post was edited by Tom Greenleaf on May 5, 2009, 8:28 AM)
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Hammer Time
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May 4, 2009, 4:23 PM
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Re: Help needed -- bulb craziness
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Try removing that bulb completely and see if the problem stops. It sounds like that bulb is shorting into the tail lights. That could be due to a messed up bulb or socket.
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