tail lights, blinkers and flashers oh my

[jasonspragg]

got a 69 and when the lights are on no brightened tail lights when step on the brakes, also no blinkers, turn lights off and the brakes on passenger side will light up but not the driver side. On top of that my blinkers wont work either side but the flashers sure work just fine.

I have pulled each light in the tail light assembly and degrease, sprayed electrical cleaner, used a wire brush made all them connections shine clean and still nothing, i am stumped. Fuses are new I just don't know where to look to fix this problem.

Before I did this the whole passenger side was dead, no brake lights no blinkers, but when I got the car back in 2010 they did but now not after all the restoring

ANY help/suggestions would be very VERY helpfull

[nvrbdn]

how is your turn signal switch?

[jasonspragg]

not sure will try and find that out

[Chryco Psycho]

 You have grounding issues as well , the light housings have to ground to the body but you can add a ground wire . The lights will ground back through the light circuit when the lights are off but not when they are on which is why the right side brake lights work with the lights off but not with them on .

[myaerocars]

Be sure and check your brake light switch located under the dash. Just yesterday I fixed my problem.  My wire became pinched  and had corroded over time. But,  after I fixed the wires I still had no brake lights.  I swapped in a new brake light switch I had laying around  and now everything works like it should.
Godspeed,
JON

[Dino]

Although my money is on the turn signal switch, also check the connector behind the driver's side kick panel.

Next time, before you clean up all the connectors and bulbs and all that, put 12V on them to rule it out quicker.  If none of the bulbs light up, it's likely not a bulb issue.

That said, you won't have to worry about dirty bulb housings back there for a while!