Thus ends the tail light saga

So the tail lights finally arrived this morning. The eBay seller who sold me the lights finally called me yesterday. He told me that he sent the lights last week, but they were returned to him as undeliverable. So, I gave him the correct address over the phone and he promised to send them out the same day. I asked him if he would send them next day air, and he agreed to do that.

So, my precius tail lights arrived this morning at around 10am via UPS. I couldn't believe that he actually sent them as he promised. Moreover, I couldn't believe that I FINALLY had my brand new tail lights. I couldn't hold it in. I almost started running around building showing everyone, but I stopped myself. But, I decided that I would go down to the parking deck and install them during lunch. Folks, this is what sick minitruckers do.

So, at the hottest, most humid part of the day, I marched down the the parking deck, pulled the old tail lights out, popped the new lights in and I was done! Oh, wait. I'd better check and make sure everything works ok. So, I started the truck up and turned on the left turn signal. Uh oh. On the dash, BOTH left and right signal indicators were flashing. That's bad. So, I went around the back of the truck to see what was really flashing. It turns out that BOTH turn signals were flashing AND my third brake light on the cab was also flashing.. That's really bad. Since I had limited time to install the lights, I decided to head back to work and deal with the faulty lights later. That kinda put a damper on my afternoon, though.

So, after work, I decided that since it was pouring down rain that I would stay in the covered parking deck and work on my lights, rather than go home and have to work on them outside in the apartment's parking lot.

To make this long story short, I figured out that the new tail lights were just flat-out wired TERRIBLY From what I can tell, the brake and turn signal wires had been spiced in together. So, I studied my factory tail lights to find out what was wired incorrectly, and cut and spliced the new tail lights to match. When all was said and done, I had practically re-wired the entire tail light..but now it works like a charm!! After thuroughly testing the newly wired lights, I decided to head home.

So, thus ends my new tail light saga. Hopefully. It's Wednesday night. That means only 2 more days until Saturday and lowering my truck. Man..I'm SO psyched!!!