ight well when i turn the lights on my passenger taillight is brighter than the driver. and when i hit the brakes the passenger side goes dimmer whereas the driver side is normal. i put the same bulbs in the two and the passenger side doesnt work so i put the another bulb which is a lil bigger(came with it) and went way brighter like stated above. the two bulbs i put in were meant for it the one that was in before came with the car when i bought it from the guy. the driver side works fine. if this helps its a '98 gs.

 

You somehow put the bulb in backwards. I think it takes an 1157 bulb.

 

ill see but...wtf backwards??? they have 2 pins on the side and one is a lil raised than the other.

 

What is this "other" bulb? Does it have markings? Someone may have forced it into the socket which makes the 1157 not fit anymore.

 

well i just pulled both out again and the passenger side says 2057k s383m3 with a silver metal case. and the driver side says 2057 hungary >c5 with a copper metal case. and both have the 2 nubs under it

 

Check the wiring on the socket with a multimeter. Perhaps the socket was replaced, modified, or damaged. This is a bit unclear to me:

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Do all bulbs work properly on the driver side?

 

yea they do its just in the passdenger side they go brighter and when i hit the brakes it goes dimmer...like the opposite of what it should do. buy ill go out and buy 2 1157 bulbs and see if that changes anything.

 

solved.... i needed new bulbs