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98 xj8L both rear tailights do not light..HELP

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Old 03-10-2008, 11:52 AM
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Default 98 xj8L both rear tailights do not light..HELP

Can anyone narrow this down....both taillights not lighting
Relay#R3 ok, replaced both bulbs, cannot identify which part would control only 2 rear tailigts...all other lights OK, incl lic lite, rev lites, brake lights all OK
 
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Maybe wrong bulb installed? Disconnect one tail lamp assembly and see if the other comes on. If not, do the opposite way around.
 
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might a have BPM problem
 
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check fuse # 3 rh heel board.. and #5 and #7 LH heel board
 
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a hard reset might fix it.
 
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Ahhhh good old hard reset.....money in the bank....lol
 
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Old 03-11-2008, 12:40 AM
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thanks for your reply..
prior to blog inquiry...replace both tail lightbulbs with 1157LL after noticing that right bulb was bad, though lefttested good.
Is there a fuse that controls only rear tail lights?
Both license plate ;ites are OK
Owners manual does not indicate which fuse controls taillights.
Thanks again for any guidance.
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Old 03-11-2008, 12:43 AM
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Thanks for email
Would BPM cause onlytaillight sockets not to have power?
What is BPM ?
Where would BPM be located?

Thanks for your guidance
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By "hard reset"...
do you mean pound on it?
Or..jar heavily..the lighting assembly?

If so, I have a 32 oz. hammer in the toolkit, just for that purpose,
though usually for mechanical problems, never electrical.
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Hard reset is disconnecting battery for 5 minutes. Did you try reinstalling the old good bulb? Some bulbs dont work well in our cars.
Bpm is behind glovebox. Try hard reset first.
 
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