Hello all I had to change out a RH Inner taillight lens on my moms 1997 Camry LE. The one that is mounted on the deck (trunk) lid. Now the LH and RH Inner taillights are not working. But when I put the car in Reverse and the Backup lights work and those taillights come on, but if I close the deck lid down about 6-10" the taillights go out. If the deck lid is all the way open the lights work. If I shift back into park the taillights go out. I don't see a separate Ground wire anywhere. If there is a short in the wiring it doesn't make sense to me that the backup lights have to be on to power the taillights. But a broken wire would explain the lights going out when the deck lid is lowered. Also the 3rd brake light in rear window not working could be a burn out bulb I'll check tomorrow. Anyone else had this problem? I am stumped. I don't have a Service manual for this car and I haven't found one for sale on Ebay. The corner taillights and brake lights work fine, but the ones on the trunk do not. Anyway I am open to suggestions and I would appreciate it very much. I saw a similar post from a few months back but I thought I'd ask again. Thanks for your time.
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18 years ago