I had the same problem and I agree with you 100%. My driver's side brake
light didn't function properly. Called Moss and ordered the socket. It came
with only two prongs. Didn't work! So, after making sure there was good
contact with the outer tabs and the body (I used some 220 sand paper on the
body where the socket plugs into), the light functioned. But, the three prong
socket is much more reliable, as I'm sure there will be rust in the area
again.
Jeff N.
'72 TR6
>TR6 tail light sockets are a constant source of frustration because of the
>way they "ground" by snapping in to the car body. They're fine one day and
>not working the next. Here's a simple solution found by Frangois on the
>6-Pack Forum, (http://tinyurl.com/2affr5) The sockets all have a ground tab
>so you can make up a ground wire, slip one end over the tap and the other
>end gets screwed directly to the body. The other nice part is the price: The
>Big 3 offer new sockets without ground tab at about $10 each or $60 +
>shipping to do the whole rear tail light assembly. These are brand new with
>ground tab and I got them for less then $40 delivered. If you decide to bid
>on his auction, just ask him first if these are the ones with a ground tab.
>For some reason he never mention that in the item description.
>
>I have some close-up pictures posted on my site under the Tail Light link.
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