Taillights, electrical

[Félix]

Hi everyone,

I have had a taillight problem with this Honda Civic 1990.
Changed the bulbs recently and it fixed half of the problem.

When I turn the light switch on, all the lights will go on as they are supposed to. But then when I drive away, the taillights will turn off. The brake lights are working fine, all the time.

What could cause this?

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[Félix]

So you are saying this is definitely a possiblity in my case.

What I will try to do is first of all locate the correct relay, and since I’ve had success with the ETCG’s method at repairing soldering points on relays I will try that.

Also, is there a way to disable whatever links the handbrake to the running lights?

Thanks.
Will update after I try.

[Félix]

So…

Problem is fixed. I didn’t go through the trouble of soldering a running light relay because I couldn’t find it.
While I was there I just tried pulling the running light fuse and now my lights work when turned on.

Thanks everyone

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