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rnesler - 23 May 2005 22:58 GMT

I have an 84 bmw 318 I've lost one taillight and my tag lights but no fuses
are blown any suggestions of where to look next would be great

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John Burns - 24 May 2005 11:23 GMT

> I have an 84 bmw 318 I've lost one taillight and my tag lights but no fuses
> are blown any suggestions of where to look next would be great

Check the bulb socket, sometimes they get slightly corroded and you need
to clean them or bend the connector forwards a little.

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Somebody - 24 May 2005 23:20 GMT

> > I have an 84 bmw 318 I've lost one taillight and my tag lights but no fuses
> > are blown any suggestions of where to look next would be great
>
> Check the bulb socket, sometimes they get slightly corroded and you need
> to clean them or bend the connector forwards a little.

With something as systemic as that, I'd consider looking for the contacts
that power the entire tail-light assembly. Assuming it's simlar to a
post-87 model, the entire tray may not be making contact somewhere.

-Russ.

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maddog55 - 25 May 2005 21:51 GMT

Pop the trunk and check the cable assembly going back to everything --
specifically at the cable assembly flex point -- you'll probably find wires
within have been flexed to the point where external coating has worn through
and the copper inside either worn through or just about.

> I have an 84 bmw 318 I've lost one taillight and my tag lights but no fuses
> are blown any suggestions of where to look next would be great

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