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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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Question break lights??

I put a LED strip pointing down on the rear bumper so it would illuminate when the break is pressed........ and i wired it directly to the bulb harness circuit thingy.........the LED illuminates when the break is pressed only when all the headlights are off...is there a different way to wire it so it will light up when the break is pressed and the headlights are on?
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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just find the brake light wire on the loom not the circuit board and that will light it when you brake whether lights are on or off
 
Old Jul 12, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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i think what's happening is the LEDs are being shorted when the headlights are turned on. ground the LED to the chassis instead of on the circuit
 
Old Jul 13, 2009 | 12:11 PM
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ya im an idiot and didnt have it grounded...fixed it now its workin..thnks guys!
 
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