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Q & A: Light Grounding

You have inspired me to get the old ragtop out and look at it again. I had almost given up and was going to put it on ebay. I recently put a new haz. switch on the 79 mgb. The left rear light was not flashing but the tail lights worked so I figured - put a new 1156 bulb. The existing bulb was ok. I took the fixture off and found that the ground was bad. Sanding the inside did not work. Why would the light fixture itself be insulated from the frame? Even the "nuts" holding the fixture in have plastic insulating washers. I jury rigged it by stripping wire and wrapping it around the outiside ot the bulb holder (taping it on) and running the other end to an attachment stud. Any advise will be appreciated. It is not a driver yet but may be with your inspiration.

You seem to be close to understanding Lucas! I'm surprised that you'd find such a fault in your climate -- up here in the cold, wet, and salty winter we've encountered all sorts of disconnects. In the case of a socket isolating itself from the l... read more