Tail light warning with JDM's?

BorHor

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When I hooked up my JDM 89+ tails my tail light warning light came on. I know the unit worked beacue I tested it with my old lights. Is the warning light comming on beacue I have to wire that corner light up?
 

flubyux2

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if you put 89+tails on a pre89 car, the wiring sees the LED spoiler light as a short to ground and lights up the failure warning thingy on the dash. you have to add some sort of resistor gimmick into the circuit.
 

BorHor

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So I guess I'll look at the connecters and look for a difference. Oh and I dont have a spoiler so I guess it would be shorting the light in my rear windshield.
 

92turbo4life

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my car is a 92 and my damn light sensor thing acts up. When i get in the car and start it its fine... but once i push the breaks it comes on and stays on> the thing is i dont have a light out or anything.. any idea's?
it always happens and it isnt on untill i push the breaks. then it stays on. it used to be only when i hit the breaks and it come on but now it just sits there. lol my car doesnt run it wil be done in a week or so with my buildup but i was wondering about it since this thread reminded me...


~thanks~
 

lagged

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did you hook up the rear side markers? i know my JDM tails didnt have wiring for it so i had to splice it in my self.
 

BorHor

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lagged said:
did you hook up the rear side markers? i know my JDM tails didnt have wiring for it so i had to splice it in my self.
ya thats what im going to do today. After you did that your warning light went away?
 

BorHor

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Okay I wired up the side markers and my warning light is still up = /. I guess I'll look for a contact problem next.