Side Marker lights won't turn on - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

uEih · 09-22-2014, 12:04 AM

So today as I was getting ready to wash my car I noticed one of the side marker was flickering so I tried to open it and tighten it hoping it'll be fixed however it caused both of them to be off now. Did I blow something? I only messed with one side and the other side is out also.

KelvinBRZ · 09-22-2014, 12:51 AM

Is it stock, or did you swap it for an aftermarket bulb/piece?

Most likely it's the weather stripping on the side of the markers. If you tear off the black strip s, water and moisture might get in. Especially if you're pointing the hose straight at the markers. I never do that.

Go to Autozone and get an LED amber bulb that's waterproof, it should solve your problems.

uEih · 09-22-2014, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by KelvinBRZ

Is it stock, or did you swap it for an aftermarket bulb/piece?

Most likely it's the weather stripping on the side of the markers. If you tear off the black strip s, water and moisture might get in. Especially if you're pointing the hose straight at the markers. I never do that.

Go to Autozone and get an LED amber bulb that's waterproof, it should solve your problems.

It's aftermarket but what would explain the reason the other side went out also? Other side was working fine until I tried to fix the flickering side.

Ok after checking it out my license plate lights are off also. I don't know much about fuses but could it possibly be that I blew a fuse and need to change it?

veck · 09-22-2014, 01:30 AM

Check owners manual, fuse locations should be there. I think there are some reserve fuse in the box too.

uEih · 09-22-2014, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by veck

Check owners manual, fuse locations should be there. I think there are some reserve fuse in the box too.

Found it and looked at it. Seems like my DRL, side markers, night running taillights, and license plate lights are out. Hopefully not all of those are blown and just a few or one that causes the others to go off.

uEih · 09-22-2014, 03:54 AM

Replaced the blown fuse and the new one blew immediately. Not sure what the issue is.

bumppinKota · 09-22-2014, 04:02 AM

any pinched wires you can see that might be grounding out?

uEih · 09-22-2014, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by bumppinKota

any pinched wires you can see that might be grounding out?

I didn't do anything out of the ordinary, only messed with the side marker lights and for all I know it wasn't a tight space or anything so I don't see how it could have pinched. There could be something wrong with the LED bulb and I could take it off before trying a new fuse but not sure if that'll do anything.

bumppinKota · 09-22-2014, 04:24 AM

what i would do is i would remove the bulb you put back in place. replace the fuse. see if it burns. if it does then the bulb probably isnt the cause.

uEih · 09-22-2014, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by bumppinKota

what i would do is i would remove the bulb you put back in place. replace the fuse. see if it burns. if it does then the bulb probably isnt the cause.

I was thinking this is the only solution, gonna hate going through a bunch of fuses to find the issue though. I'll try this tomorrow.

aznatama · 09-22-2014, 10:29 AM

Your flickering side marker LED is crap and has a short in it, causing the circuit to short. Sides and tails are all on one fuse under the dash. I had this same issue a while ago. The fuse is a 10a one that's located in the 4th slot I think... look at the fuse cover or owner manual to locate the correct one. There's a fuse puller in the fuse box under your hood.

Replace that LED w/ another one before you replace the fuse unless you want to keep blowing fuses.

Buy 50-60 spare fuses on amazon for about $14 instead of paying $1 each at autozone

uEih · 09-22-2014, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by aznatama

Your flickering side marker LED is crap and has a short in it, causing the circuit to short. Sides and tails are all on one fuse under the dash. I had this same issue a while ago. The fuse is a 10a one that's located in the 4th slot I think... look at the fuse cover or owner manual to locate the correct one. There's a fuse puller in the fuse box under your hood.

Replace that LED w/ another one before you replace the fuse unless you want to keep blowing fuses.

Buy 50-60 spare fuses on amazon for about $14 instead of paying $1 each at autozone

Thanks I figured if I took the LED off it should work, I'm gonna do it in about an hour. I'll let you know the results. I would buy it from amazon but unfortunately I need it asap and went to oreilys, 5 for $3.

uEih · 09-22-2014, 11:18 PM

Took the LED light out and it works, the connection was probably weak and caused the short.

Diode Dynamics · 09-24-2014, 06:33 PM

If the LED in your sidemarker was flickering, that means it has begun to fail.

The flickering is a sign of heat related damage

Nick C.

09-22-2014, 12:04 AM	#1
uEih Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: CBS Subaru BRZ Limited Location: California Posts: 456 Thanks: 162 Thanked 90 Times in 76 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Side Marker lights won't turn on So today as I was getting ready to wash my car I noticed one of the side marker was flickering so I tried to open it and tighten it hoping it'll be fixed however it caused both of them to be off now. Did I blow something? I only messed with one side and the other side is out also.

09-22-2014, 12:51 AM	#2
KelvinBRZ GBS Mafia Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: with Snow mode on Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 541 Thanks: 338 Thanked 312 Times in 158 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is it stock, or did you swap it for an aftermarket bulb/piece? Most likely it's the weather stripping on the side of the markers. If you tear off the black strip s, water and moisture might get in. Especially if you're pointing the hose straight at the markers. I never do that. Go to Autozone and get an LED amber bulb that's waterproof, it should solve your problems. __________________ GBS Mafia

09-22-2014, 10:29 AM	#11
aznatama Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ MT (Sold); 2006 V70R Location: Fairfax Posts: 873 Thanks: 10 Thanked 186 Times in 150 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Your flickering side marker LED is crap and has a short in it, causing the circuit to short. Sides and tails are all on one fuse under the dash. I had this same issue a while ago. The fuse is a 10a one that's located in the 4th slot I think... look at the fuse cover or owner manual to locate the correct one. There's a fuse puller in the fuse box under your hood. Replace that LED w/ another one before you replace the fuse unless you want to keep blowing fuses. Buy 50-60 spare fuses on amazon for about $14 instead of paying $1 each at autozone __________________ '14 BRZ LTD MT DGM

09-24-2014, 06:33 PM	#14
Diode Dynamics Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 2,770 Thanks: 1,503 Thanked 1,761 Times in 877 Posts Mentioned: 197 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	If the LED in your sidemarker was flickering, that means it has begun to fail. The flickering is a sign of heat related damage Nick C. __________________ John C. Diode Dynamics Follow Us: FB // IG // YT // TikTok

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bumppinKota Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: FRS!!! Location: Colorado Posts: 202 Thanks: 262 Thanked 65 Times in 47 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	what i would do is i would remove the bulb you put back in place. replace the fuse. see if it burns. if it does then the bulb probably isnt the cause.

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