I have a 1979 Ford F150 Custom and none of the rear lights will come on or will the brake lights work. the front lights work just fine what would could be the cause of this? the previous owner said they just stopped working one day

Asked by Cornbread58 Feb 07, 2015 at 06:52 PM about the 1979 Ford F-150

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

the previous owner ran a wire to the back and hooked it to the battery so when ever i
want to drive it i have to plug it in and it turns on the tail light and side lights in the rear
but its only for the illusion of brake light they still do not flash when the brake pedal is
pressed.

23,920

Dannyl answered 9 years ago

Wiring schematics can be found for free at the public library. Restore the wiring to the way Ford had it. Replace damaged or inoperative parts. If the vehicle is set up to tow something it may have wiring that confuses the way it is currently rewired. Towing wiring is printed on the packages of towing connectors where they sell them new. Rear light sockets for the truck can be at fault and availability may have been why the previous person attempted to change it. Note, any wire you connect to the battery must have a fuse or circuit breaker as close to the battery connection as possible. An unprotected circuit can be disastrous. Problems with lightbulbs and the way they are installed or connect can lead to confusion. Switch concerns and flasher circuits can be affected by the bulbs acting right first as well.

2 people found this helpful.

Mark helpful

Your Answer:

I have a 1979 Ford F150 Custom and none of the rear lights will come on or will the brake lights work. the front lights work just fine what would could be the cause of this? the previous owner said they just stopped working one day 1 Answer

the previous owner ran a wire to the back and hooked it to the battery so when ever i want to drive it i have to plug it in and it turns on the tail light and side lights in the rear but its only fo...

1979 Ford F-150

-

Maintenance & Repair
I have a 2008 F150 Lariat and the drivers side window will not go down. It will sound as if it is starting to come down but doesn't move. It was working fine one day and just stopped working. 4 Answers

worked fine one day and would not go down the next. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

2008 Ford F-150 Lariat SuperCab SB

-

Maintenance & Repair
I have a ford f150 and both turn signal indicator lights come on when I have my head lights on. The turn signals aren't blinking though. They do work when i use my turn signals . Also the high indicator lights up even though they aren't on. 1 Answer

I have a 2005 ford f150 and both turn signal indicator lights come on when I have my head lights on. The turn signals aren't blinking though. Its just the indicator lights on the dash. The turn s...

2005 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew 4WD

-

Maintenance & Repair
my truck just makes a loud continuouse clicking noise when I try to start it up. but the lights and things still work fine when not started up yet. what could be the problem? 1 Answer

my truck just makes a loud continuouse clicking noise when I try to start it up. but the lights and things still work fine when not started up yet. what could be the problem?

2010 Ford F-150 XL

-

Maintenance & Repair
Why don't the break lights on my ford f150 work? 2 Answers

I have a ford f150 that has the tail lights and break lights out. I changed the fuses but every time i do, they immediately blow as soon as i use blinkers or break lights. Any suggestions as to what...

2000 Ford F-150

-

Maintenance & Repair

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.