Bill Gavin <egavin@scsinternet.com> wrote in
news:bfkvc5l6it6rmmof6m08gc9q8ko6cvher5@4ax.com:

>
> This ones driving me crazy.Checked #11 fuse it is ok.


I did not say the fuse was blown. If it had been, the taillights would not
work at all. Nor would the side markers or license plate lights.


> Should I pull the stereo out when the tail lights work and the stereo
> works when the ignition key is in the aux position.


Yes. Somebody has done a crappy job of wiring /something/ in that car,
whether it's the radio or something else. When dealing with aftermarket
modifications, all bets are off.



> Do stereo installs
> usually take there power from the tail light circuit.



From where did the installer take the power? From wherever it was
convenient. Or from the first wire that made things work instead of just
making magic smoke and blowing fuses.

Is this your first car? If so, this one will be quite a learning
experience.

The problem with aftermarket is primarily that the factory didn't do it.
Aftermarket modifications are often performed by young, impatient,
inexperienced, greasy-fingered knuckle-dragging apes with no wiring
diagrams, no manuals, and no electrical knowledge.



> Any more ideas
> would be welcome.6 HRS wasted alredy
>


If you've spent six hours on this and not bothered to remove the radio in
all that time, then you need the services of a professional. Or at least
those of somebody with an inkling of how automotive wiring is regularly and
repeatedly botched in exactly the same way, each and every time, by the
above mentioned simians.


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