Wierd tail light issue! HELP!

Triggarise · 09-04-2009, 05:07 AM

so i have a 86.5 supra and i am halfway through switching to the 89+ tails. ever since i hooked the lights up, my brake lights stay on constantly and my third tail light as well. then i saw some smoke coming from the "lamp failure" yellow box under my left tail. what the hell is going on?

btwilson86 · 09-04-2009, 06:11 AM

From what I've read (haven't done the swap myself, although I would in a heartbeat if I found some 89+ taillights) you also need to swap your lamp failure box as well. I think it's white, but it's been awhile since I've read a tread on the subject.

Triggarise · 09-04-2009, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by btwilson86

From what I've read (haven't done the swap myself, although I would in a heartbeat if I found some 89+ taillights) you also need to swap your lamp failure box as well. I think it's white, but it's been awhile since I've read a tread on the subject.

oh yeah? so all the 89+ have white? or i thought that turbo models always had white... because mine is a turbo conversion... =[

Triggarise · 09-05-2009, 03:00 AM

so i switched to the white box today and same issue. all brake lights stay on when i turn my lights on. and i still get tail lamp failure light on. also i cut the wires for the two side lights and twisted them together temporarily. will this make a difference? what going on with this crazy thing? if anyone lives around my area it would help a ton if they could come look at it

Triggarise · 09-05-2009, 04:41 AM

im thouroghly retarded and solved my own problem. all i did was put the single prong bulb in the two prong socket. i feel stupid but relieved. now i just need to find a decent centerpiece{mine is ruined) and sauter the side bulbs and put everything together. pics soon.

Triggarise · 09-07-2009, 10:26 AM

brake lamp failure light on always now... they work fine. even swapped to ivory box... any ideas?

09-04-2009, 05:07 AM	#1
Triggarise Stock Join Date: May 2009 Location: olympia Posts: 16	Wierd tail light issue! HELP! so i have a 86.5 supra and i am halfway through switching to the 89+ tails. ever since i hooked the lights up, my brake lights stay on constantly and my third tail light as well. then i saw some smoke coming from the "lamp failure" yellow box under my left tail. what the hell is going on? Last edited by Triggarise; 09-04-2009 at 05:38 AM.

09-04-2009, 06:11 AM	#2
btwilson86 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Billings, Montana Posts: 1,034	From what I've read (haven't done the swap myself, although I would in a heartbeat if I found some 89+ taillights) you also need to swap your lamp failure box as well. I think it's white, but it's been awhile since I've read a tread on the subject. __________________ 1989 7MGTE R154 Targa Top White Package w/Blue Interior Driftmotion 57trim CT26, Upgraded Intercooler, 2.25" Hard Pipes, 3" Turbo Back Exhaust with Test Pipe, HKS VPC w/GM 3 bar MAP sensor, APEXi S-AFC, Walbro 255lph fuel pump, ProSport EVO Series Boost / Fuel Pressure / AFR gauges, Lotek a Pillar Gauge Pod, HKS Type 0 Turbo Timer, Eibach Lowering Springs, Tokico Illumina II TEMS struts, custom powder coated Motegi Racing TrakLite wheels

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09-05-2009, 03:00 AM	#4
Triggarise Stock Join Date: May 2009 Location: olympia Posts: 16	so i switched to the white box today and same issue. all brake lights stay on when i turn my lights on. and i still get tail lamp failure light on. also i cut the wires for the two side lights and twisted them together temporarily. will this make a difference? what going on with this crazy thing? if anyone lives around my area it would help a ton if they could come look at it

09-05-2009, 04:41 AM	#5
Triggarise Stock Join Date: May 2009 Location: olympia Posts: 16	im thouroghly retarded and solved my own problem. all i did was put the single prong bulb in the two prong socket. i feel stupid but relieved. now i just need to find a decent centerpiece{mine is ruined) and sauter the side bulbs and put everything together. pics soon.

09-07-2009, 10:26 AM	#6
Triggarise Stock Join Date: May 2009 Location: olympia Posts: 16	brake lamp failure light on always now... they work fine. even swapped to ivory box... any ideas?