There's supposed to be star washers under the nuts that attach the housing to the fender - these cut through the paint to make contact. If the problem just started, you want to clean the washer and nut on each stud, and reinstall - a little anti-seize wouldn't hurt on the studs. If the problem has been there all along, you might want to look at the fender bolts. If someone did a real good job painting the underside of the fenders before installing them, you might not have a good connection from the body to the fender. At least one of the fender bolts ought to cut through the paint to make a connection.
The sheet metal screw that attaches the reflector to the housing is also a ground, and should be clean. If all else fails, a grounding wire from one of the taillight mounting studs to a fender bolt might be needed. I think it was 1968 models that started running ground wires in the harnesses, instead of relying on the bodywork. Chuck Kuecker [email protected] wrote: > Sounds like a bad ground. If I recall correctly the taillight grounds to > the body, does not have a separate ground wire back there. Clean the area > where the housing touches the body and re-tighten the screw. > > Ray > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Garretson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, Feb 14, 2010 3:26 pm > Subject: [vintagvw] 67 tail light help > > > Hi, > I have a 67 bug with a problem tail light. > > It is the right hand side and here is what is happening; > Press brakes = light works, but is not as bright as the left side > Headlights on = all is good > Headlights on and press brakes = light goes out > > Both rear turn signals work fine. > > I have checked and replaced the bulbs with no change. > > Any ideas? > Thanks, > Rob Garretson ☮ > [email protected] > [email protected] > > > "Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places > if you look at it right." Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
