Spoiler instillation problems

Eltringham · #1 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 06:00 PM

I just put on my spoiler from ebayand I was wiring it this morning I cut the black and orange wires going to the third brake light then attached the black and red wires to them
When I went to the back to see it work the led strip on the spoiler works and the third brake light is off as planned
The problem is my left rear taillight is not on but the right one is
Please help

**tooslow_4_u** · #2 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 06:06 PM

did you test the lights before you started cutting things?

Eltringham · #3 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 06:07 PM

No I have no clue if its something I did or was it like that before

**tooslow_4_u** · #4 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 06:09 PM

do you have a picture of the wiring and the lights when they are turned on?

Eltringham · #5 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 06:13 PM

Yeah if the pictures work I will ASAP but are the wires for third brake light next to the rear break lights

**tooslow_4_u** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 06:17 PM

no, you are suppose to wire it into where the 3rd brake-light is on the rear deck. Basically unhook the 3rd brake light, the wiring harness on there, drop through the hole in the deck lid, and plug it into the brake-light from the spoiler.

Eltringham · #7 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 06:29 PM

Yeah I didn't find that harness so I just followed the one in the trunk but only cut the black and orange wires idk how the brake light went out

**tooslow_4_u** · #8 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 06:40 PM

sounds like you did it wrong. unplug your 3rd brakelight, and drop the harness down into the trunk area

Eltringham · #9 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 06:43 PM

I'm confused there are supposed to be two was to do this one was by splicing into the wire from the trunk that's what I did but I couldn't find the orange and black wires behind the trunk support so should I just undo what I did and reattach the wires a cut?

Eltringham · #10 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 06:47 PM

I'm just stumped because the spoiler light is still working and one of the two break lights idk how only one would turn off

**tooslow_4_u** · #11 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 06:51 PM

before you do anything, locate the correct wiring harness that is on the rear deck of the trunk (between the 2 6x9 speakers). Unplug it from the 3rd brake light. there is a hole there that the harness fits in to go into the trunk. Now run the wiring harness from the spoiler, to the plug that was originally plugged into the 3rd brake light. if you still have a problem with it lighting up, you may have a bad circuit in the LEDs of the spoiler

Eltringham · #12 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 06:55 PM

When you say rear deck do you mean inside of the trunk or on the trunk that opens and closes I did not see any harness inside their gage part of the trunk

twista · #13 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 07:06 PM

Check your fuses

**tooslow_4_u** · #14 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eltringham

When you say rear deck do you mean inside of the trunk or on the trunk that opens and closes I did not see any harness inside their gage part of the trunk

Inside the trunk, not the trunk lid. It's the area that your speakers are mounted to

Eltringham · #15 (**permalink**) 12-31-2012, 08:29 PM

I just put everything back the way it was I reconnected the third brake light wires that I cut so not the 3rd light and the right rear are on but not the left rear I don't know if there was any way that I wiggled a brake light wire but if there not next to each other idk how I could do that is there any way to heck if I have a dead bulb this just seems like too much of a coincidence for the light to be out after working with the wires