Tail light gremlins

[Brendan/Coolian]

To address this issue, you may want to check out my site:
http://endosquid.com/audi/aud4kfix_lightground1.htm

Or go directly to Huw's original:
http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/taillights.htm

At 03:45 PM 12/23/00 -0500, Kneale Brownson wrote:
>Don't know what model car you've got, "Rave", but I've had some rear tail 
>light problems with both 4K and 5K models where the wiring gets bent at 
>the trunklid hinge.  Same effect as in the front doorjambs where the 
>insulation on the wiring breaks down from repeated bendings and then wires 
>short together.
>
>
>At 01:38 AM 12/23/2000 -0500, Rave Racer wrote:
>
>>         Ok, now that I've cleared out my inbox, I have time to deal with 
>> one of my many, MANY problems.
>>         My tail lights went out this evening, when my right turn signal 
>> was turned on.  At first the turn signal froze so that all the signal 
>> lights were locked on.  I tried the left turn signal and it was ok.  I 
>> tried the 4ways and they froze for ten seconds and then released and 
>> operated normally, or so I thought.  All my lights on the rear wouldn't 
>> turn on when the headlights were on.  My left signal still worked ok, 
>> but now ALL the lights on the right side, except the headlight, flashed 
>> with the turn signal including the frontside park light.
>>         Confused?  You bet, but I'm starting to get used to that.  I'm 
>> also starting to really miss my Jetta.
>>                                                             RR