Tag Archives: Lights

Brake Light Fuse Keeps Blowing

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Dan

Usually if a fuse blows, it means that there is an electrical fault in the circuit that it protects. However, a lot of times, when a fuse blows, people will just replace the fuse and not check to see why … Continue reading →

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Doing a Hack Repair the Right Way

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Dan

The repair order said that the right turn signal was out, replace the bulb. Usually when bulbs are out it’s just a bad bulb, but after throwing one in, it still wasn’t working. Obviously this meant it had to be … Continue reading →

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Turn Signal Won’t Turn Off

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Dan

I had just finished fixing up a used Honda Odyssey for the dealership to sell, and it had been detailed and was going to be delivered to the customer in a couple hours, when it was given back to me … Continue reading →

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How To: 1987-1991 Ford F-Series Headlight Assembly Replacement

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Dan

The headlights on my 1990 Ford F-250 were looking pretty bad. 28 years of sun does a number on plastic. Besides the fading and clouding, the housings were broken, so it wasn’t worth just restoring the headlights. If you want … Continue reading →

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Missing Headlight Glass

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Dan

I was given a quick job, a car just needed a new headlight. I pulled out the old bulb, and found something a little odd.

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My Truck: Lost Headlight Lens

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Dan

I took my truck to lunch one day, and later that afternoon I noticed that the lens from my left headlight was missing. The housing is broken so there’s very little holding it in, so I figured it probably fell … Continue reading →

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My Truck: Brake Light Switch Wiring

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Dan

As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, my 1990 Ford F-250 has had its wiring hacked together by previous owners. Recently this came to light again as my brake lights stopped working.

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Rear Turn Signals

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Dan

I’m a bigger fan of older car designs than the current ones a lot of the time. Sometimes it’s just the smallest design point that makes a big difference in the feeling of the whole design.

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My Car: New Fog Lights

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Dan

A year ago I installed a set of Harbor Freight fog lights on my 1997 Honda Civic. They didn’t really do very much compared to my LED headlight bulbs, so I almost never used them.

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My Car: Rewiring the Foglights

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Dan

Time to knock off another job on my list from the start of the year.

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