I'll take a guess the contact for the running lights in the left socket is corroded or otherwise damaged. Either that or you have a broken wire between that socket and the 3-wire plug (black, red, and black w/yellow).Yup, that is whats wrong. Brakes lights are fine. Your missing 12 volts to the driving light on the left. Get your meter out and find out why. Probably corroded contact.
I tried the Back Off unit on my Connie about 5 years ago. It lasted about two months and quit working all together. At first I thought I had a wiring issue but when I took the Back Off unit off everything started working again.My Back-Off has worked fine for several years. Though it is wired to a set of LEDs, instead of the stock brake light. (Which has been replaced with 1157 LED bulbs.)
I tried the Back Off unit on my Connie about 5 years ago. It lasted about two months and quit working all together. At first I thought I had a wiring issue but when I took the Back Off unit off everything started working again. I threw mine away and got some Hyper Lights. They have worked perfect.
My Back-Off has worked fine for several years. Though it is wired to a set of LEDs, instead of the stock brake light. (Which has been replaced with 1157 LED bulbs.)Thanks for the replies everyone.
O.J., where did you obtain your 1157's? I'd like to try them out once I have this socket issue fixed.www.superbrightleds.com I used the 115x-x24 bulbs on this page. They have 18 bulbs pointed straight and 6 pointed out to fill the reflector in the brake light housing. They ain't cheap at $7.49 each, but I've had them in there for 6 seasons with no problems. Worth the extra $$ over buying cheap one.
If there is one thing I've learned about automotive lights over thirty years of farm equipment is CHECK THE GROUND. 99% of lighting problems are in the ground portion of the circuit. If that socket is the ground it is probably where the socket grounds to the frame.
:stupid: er, I mean :iagree:I offer myself up as per RangerJim's signoff: "No one is a TOTAL failure; they can always be used as a bad example."
I have taken the bulbs out and switched them back and forth.
I offer myself up as per RangerJim's signoff: "No one is a TOTAL failure; they can always be used as a bad example."My local auto store sells 1157 bulbs for $.83 each and Napa at $.99 each. I almost choked when I saw 1157 bulbs at AutoZone for $2.50 each. You won't see me at AutoZone ever again !!
Using two good replacement bulbs fixed my issue. Not a socket issue at all because I used a bad bulb each time I checked sockets. The bad bulb worked on high but not low once compared with good bulbs. Last night I went to AutoZone and bought 1157 bulbs for $5 and 1157R bulbs in red LED for $17. What a difference using good bulbs makes!
And I do have cell phone video that shows the LED lights blinking so I know that the BackOff device works with them too.
Awhile back, I bought some LED bulbs, maybe 6 years ago, maybe the technology has changed since then but they were really DIMYes, the technology has VASTLY improved in the last few years. And it matters the type and quality of the LED you buy. The taillights in my 06 are LEDs, purchased in 06, and they are exactly as bright as the standard bulbs they replaced. And you can see them from an angle, too. One of these days, I'll have a few extra bucks and I'll upgrade to a newer set of brighter LEDs, but since I have additional brake lights, it's not top of my list.