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I need some help. I have no brake lights at all. I think it happened when i tried to wire up an led strip for my 3rd brake light. The funny thing is my 3rd brake light still works. I checked fuses I thought it could be but they looked fine. Any suggestions??

Can you check to see if you have any power to the brake lights? Maybe you have a short somewhere

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The third brake light basically gets its +12 volts from the same area as the normal brake lights.
The earthing points are different though.

First thing is to check for +12 volts at the rear bulbs themselves...with reference to the earth on the sockets and then with reference to a good, clean chassis point.

It is quite common on these KJs for the sockets themselves to get dirty/burnt and it is also common for the grounding/earth point to get lost. In the latter case you can make up your own earth by drilling a small hole into the bodywork inside the rear cluster assembly, clean off the paint and screw down your new earth lead using self-tapping screws.

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2002 Export CRD 2.5 Sport

Thanks guys, ill check that out today. When I turn the headlights on the tail lights turn on as well. So it is getting power...maybe the holder is burnt or something

You need to check with a voltmeter at the brake lights themselves to see if there is +12 volts on the brake bulbs...could be a broken wire or a dirty/corroded bulb holder.

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2002 Export CRD 2.5 Sport