Third Brake Light Not Working??

[jmildoc]

I cannot seem to diagnose why this thing isnt working. It seemed to flicker a couple times today when I was messing with it. So I know the bulbs are good. Where is the other connection besides the one that plugs into the light itself?

Is it easily accessible?

 

[blueflamed03]

bet it's a bulb connection in the socket.

 

[jmildoc]

what does that mean?

 

[BlizzardX23]

meaning its not making a good connection inside the socket...it could be poorly seated, corroded, dirty, not all parts of the bulb connections are touching the socket...maybe the ground is bad...move it a few times to see if you can get it to go steady...then you'll know if its a connection problem

 

[blueflamed03]

Maybe find a cleaner for electric, see if it has anything blocking the grounding. If it flickers, it's got power, just in/out contact.

 

[dropmech]

I'm having trouble with my 3rd light as well. I checked the voltage at the plug and it's good. Are the bulbs in the assembly arranged in series or parallel? I'd hate to spend $200 to replace a two year old brake light assembly. I think I'll try to take it apart this weekend and see if I can find the problem.