Tonyrodz's Tahoe Build Thread

[Tonyrodz]

That dont look too bad. Its just there and not in the rockers?

Yup, so far but it's slowly creeping into the inner door pillar.

 

[Rocket Man]

I have these "cluster festoon" bulbs in there. I gotta get something else. I think they're on their way out.
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Those things suck and might be the reason for your third brake light problems. Try some regular bulbs and it that fixes it you can get some decent leds.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Those things suck and might be the reason for your third brake light problems. Try some regular bulbs and it that fixes it you can get some decent leds.

Will do. Thx Mark.

 

[Rocket Man]

Will do. Thx Mark.

I can say that I put LED’s in my FRONT turn signals- good quality ones- and they made my main brake lights quit. ( I had Spyder LED tail lights ) I guess it was too many LED’s and somehow the front turn signals are tied to the brake lights- I think the brake lights use the turn signal light bulbs to flash. I had to put resistors on the front turn signal bulbs. I’m just mentioning this to show that LED’s can do weird shit to our trucks.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I can say that I put LED’s in my FRONT turn signals- good quality ones- and they made my main brake lights quit. ( I had Spyder LED tail lights ) I guess it was too many LED’s and somehow the front turn signals are tied to the brake lights- I think the brake lights use the turn signal light bulbs to flash. I had to put resistors on the front turn signal bulbs. I’m just mentioning this to show that LED’s can do weird shit to our trucks.

I do have resistors on the fronts and rears for my leds. I'll just throw some reg bulbs like you suggested. I really don't like how that 3rd brake light looks lit up all the time now. Thank God it's tinted, or it would be so much brighter.

 

[George B]

I do have resistors on the fronts and rears for my leds. I'll just throw some reg bulbs like you suggested. I really don't like how that 3rd brake light looks lit up all the time now. Thank God it's tinted, or it would be so much brighter.

I bet something is seeking ground through it.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I bet something is seeking ground through it.

I'm gonna remove those bulbs, but if it's not those what would be a good way to trouble shoot it?

 

[Sam Harris]

Whoa whoa whoa! You can't quit now she still loves you it's just gonna take some time to get back in the groove after you sent her to live with the POS that molested her.

X2!!

 

[George B]

I'm gonna remove those bulbs, but if it's not those what would be a good way to trouble shoot it?

Start pulling bulbs until it goes out.

 

[Sam Harris]

Hey Ton, I saw this post on a FB group for performancetrucks.net, and thought of the issue you described. Looks like in his case it was (2) bad crank sensors. Thought I’d share. Hope you can see / hear the video:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10158005653733722

“Finally got the popping and banging issue I was having figured out. Ended up having 2 bad crank sensors. Pulled an old one I had setting in a bucket for years out and put it in and it fixed everything. Still got to get the cold side fabed up but I had to take her for her maiden voyage with the new PRC headed 408, FI 85/96 billet wheel turbo, Alan Pope built 80e.”