Light bulb bingo mystery

[talbre1]

This weekend I replaced the three bulb in my right rear tail light and replaced the rubber seal. Everything lit correctly when tested so I reassembled everything and went for a ride. Pulling into the garage and braking to a stop, an orange glow lit the front of my garage. I had my wife sit in the driver's seat and press the breaks. Yes, the front right turn light illuminates when the brakes are pressed! What the heck is that about?!?

[ossiblue]

Originally Posted by talbre1

This weekend I replaced the three bulb in my right rear tail light and replaced the rubber seal. Everything lit correctly when tested so I reassembled everything and went for a ride. Pulling into the garage and braking to a stop, an orange glow lit the front of my garage. I had my wife sit in the driver's seat and press the breaks. Yes, the front right turn light illuminates when the brakes are pressed! What the heck is that about?!?

Are you certain the grounds at the tail light housing are clean and secure? Don't know the year of your car but many cars have a ground wire that is connected to a bolt that secures part of the rear bumper.

[MTemp]

My guess is that you've swapped the wires for the brake light and the indicator bulb in the rear housing. Or some other wiring permutation - open it up and double check. Did you check if the rear indicator bulb came on when you braked as well?

Mick

[HawgRyder]

Putting the wrong base bulb in will cause lots of different problems.
Make sure the number bulb is the correct one (some have rotated contacts in relation to the pins that hold the bulb in).
Bob

[j911brick]

I had a similarly strange problem and it turned out to be a short in the main wiring harness. But this kind of thing is rare.