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Default 900 brake light problem - 06-28-2003 , 10:25 PM






My '93 900's tail brake lights stopped working. Traced to a funky connection
at the drivers side taillight where the brake light wire goes to the
terminal strip of the brakelight and then routed to the other side brake
lights. Seems light a bad design having all the current for the both lights
go through terminal connections; they just fail over time. Does anyone have
solutions, insights, etc..? I fixed by jumpering the wire around the
terminal strip; I didn't want to buy a new tail light assembly.

Alex



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Default Re: 900 brake light problem - 06-29-2003 , 05:59 AM







"Alex" <aspec335 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

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My '93 900's tail brake lights stopped working. Traced to a funky
connection
at the drivers side taillight where the brake light wire goes to the
terminal strip of the brakelight and then routed to the other side brake
lights. Seems light a bad design having all the current for the both
lights
go through terminal connections; they just fail over time. Does anyone
have
solutions, insights, etc..? I fixed by jumpering the wire around the
terminal strip; I didn't want to buy a new tail light assembly.

Alex


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Default Re: 900 brake light problem - 06-29-2003 , 06:04 AM




"jj" <ch (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

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"Alex" <aspec335 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
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My '93 900's tail brake lights stopped working. Traced to a funky
connection
at the drivers side taillight where the brake light wire goes to the
terminal strip of the brakelight and then routed to the other side brake
lights. Seems light a bad design having all the current for the both
lights
go through terminal connections; they just fail over time. Does anyone
have
solutions, insights, etc..? I fixed by jumpering the wire around the
terminal strip; I didn't want to buy a new tail light assembly.

Alex



http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/faq/ground.html
You could try cleaning the terminal connections too, probably quite
corroded.


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Default Re: 900 brake light problem - 06-30-2003 , 08:21 PM



Thanks for the reply and link, but the problem is with the hot (red) wire
circuit, not the ground, and it's a '93 900, not an early one. BTW, do you
know how to remove the connectors from the terminal strip?
Alex

"jj" <ch (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

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"Alex" <aspec335 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:9%sLa.3828$4J6.1726 (AT) twister (DOT) nyroc.rr.com...
My '93 900's tail brake lights stopped working. Traced to a funky
connection
at the drivers side taillight where the brake light wire goes to the
terminal strip of the brakelight and then routed to the other side brake
lights. Seems like a bad design having all the current for the both
lights
go through terminal connections; they just fail over time. Does anyone
have
solutions, insights, etc..? I fixed by jumpering the wire around the
terminal strip; I didn't want to buy a new tail light assembly.

Alex



http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/faq/ground.html





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