tail/ brake/turn socket

barbee6043 said
65 dart. the sockets for the tail/brake/turn lights were froze. pentrant soaking to no avail. I got some a few months ago ( if I remember right) out of another 65 dart at buddys yard. yes, they have the black and green wires to them. cleaned up, correct 2 filament bulb slides right in. have the correct tail lite current going in the socket with the black wire, inside the socket, correct current there. yes lights up the small filament.

ok .. now.... I have the brake/ turn current going to and inside this socket. BUT the brake / turn lights up the SAME thin filament> NOT the thicker filament like it should. how in the world????? does this with both sockets...????

I had a similar problem on my 66 because I didn't watch how I put the insert back into position (had it reversed) into the socket. no matter what I did they always had the same filament lighting whether it was tails,stop or turn. drove me crazy until I remembered I had pulled them out to clean them and might have gotten them in wrong. easy to do too and I did it on all 4 of them! I converted it to all tails/stop and turn in the trunk section also on my 66.