Need some help with car wiring…
Recently, my tail lights went out on my
'97 Elantra wagon. I found what looks like a corroded relay under a rear driver side panel, near the spare tire. There are four wires going to it… two are a constant + and - 12vdc and go to a 30A fuse labeled RR HTD, and the other two wires have continuity to the ground of the tail light lamps.
I think I have everything wired back correctly… when the tail light switch is on, I am getting 10 vdc at each light, however not enough voltage to light the lamp apparently. If this is a relay, I don’t hear any clicking when I turn the lights on (there is already a relay in the fuse box under the hood that seems to click and work correctly).
So, do I need to replace this box/relay? If all else fails, can I just take 12vdc from one of the side lights? I’d like to do this right. So far, the schematics in the Haynes book haven’t been very helpful.
Thanks…
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