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Yes I can do that. I still have my old set of tails...didnt think about that. Will do that in about an hour, and check back in.
Awesome. That will narrow down the problem and you’ll know if it’s the tail lights or something else causing the problem.
That’s normal. So you need to figure out which wire in your vehicle side harness is the brake light. Hook up a test light and strip about 1/8” of insulation from both colored wires ( the ground should be the black ones, no need to test those) and look for a wire with no power with the brakes off but has power with the brakes applied. You can use a helper or just put something heavy on the brake pedal. Once you know which color wire is the brake light on that side, the other side will be the same color so you just need to figure out one side, passenger or driver. Tape up the unused wire(s) where you stripped the insulation. Take your load resistors and connect one end to the brake light wire where you stripped the insulation, maybe need to strip some more, and the other to the chassis inside the cavity where the tail lights mount, where the resistor can stay away from the wires. Be sure to scrape the paint where you put a screw so it’s a good ground. You might need to add some wire between the harness and where it connects to the resistor. I like to solder but you can hook them up using whatever method you choose.
