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If the license plate and tail lights on a 1998 Jaguar XJ8l do not work but all bulbs fuses and relays are OK and sometimes the taillights work in the rain what is wrong?
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∙ 16y ago
Most comonly this problem is caused by the lighing connector on the tailight assembly . check the last pin on each connector and you may find the ground wire pin burned and needs repair, also the connectors are known for developing poor contact. which you can repair by carefully melting solder on the male pins.
Rain
Sounds like water from the rain is completing the circuit. It's most likely the earth/ground that is missing (as the rain is completing the CCT - rather than creating sparks)
If you have tools etc you could try to locate or test with a wire patching in a new earth to the bulb. Or measure the voltage on the bulb connections. Test resistance from the earth connection to the chassis.
Failing that you can just take the hose to the car and find where the hose turns the lights on and have a deep look there.
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