Anyone else have this issue with Valenti Tails - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

DuMa · 11-18-2018, 11:05 PM

The issue I'm having is when I tap on the brakes, the passenger LED Bar lights up and is very bright like i remember but the driver side is very dim. It still however lights up. I've had my Valentis for over 3 years and never had an issue but now im not even sure when this started because i obviously never look at my rear end when i am braking. I only noticed it because someone else told me my brake lights appeared to be off on the driver's side.

the parking lights/glowing Bracket LEDS still work however.

fx1mark · 11-19-2018, 07:53 PM

A simple way to determine if it's the light of something else would be to remove the lights and swap them. just lay them in the trunk. press the brake and see what happens. If the dim light moves over to the passenger side it's a problem with the light. If the problem remains on the drivers side then the problem is the car-probably wiring.

humfrz · 11-19-2018, 08:18 PM

Check the ground and/or replace the bulb (LED) -

humfrz

norcalpb · 11-19-2018, 08:26 PM

I’ve noticed aftermarket taillights work for about 3 years and then start to have issues.

11-18-2018, 11:05 PM	#1
DuMa Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: LR BRZ Limited Location: PNW Posts: 904 Thanks: 199 Thanked 648 Times in 276 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Anyone else have this issue with Valenti Tails The issue I'm having is when I tap on the brakes, the passenger LED Bar lights up and is very bright like i remember but the driver side is very dim. It still however lights up. I've had my Valentis for over 3 years and never had an issue but now im not even sure when this started because i obviously never look at my rear end when i am braking. I only noticed it because someone else told me my brake lights appeared to be off on the driver's side. the parking lights/glowing Bracket LEDS still work however.

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11-19-2018, 07:53 PM	#2
fx1mark Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: red 2014 FR-S Location: Alabama Posts: 259 Thanks: 52 Thanked 162 Times in 99 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A simple way to determine if it's the light of something else would be to remove the lights and swap them. just lay them in the trunk. press the brake and see what happens. If the dim light moves over to the passenger side it's a problem with the light. If the problem remains on the drivers side then the problem is the car-probably wiring.

11-19-2018, 08:18 PM	#3
humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 30,409 Thanks: 29,794 Thanked 32,812 Times in 16,830 Posts Mentioned: 715 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Check the ground and/or replace the bulb (LED) - humfrz

11-19-2018, 08:26 PM	#4
norcalpb Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ, 2023 Model 3 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 2,341 Thanks: 1,254 Thanked 899 Times in 589 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I’ve noticed aftermarket taillights work for about 3 years and then start to have issues.

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