Sierra 2500hd Tail Light Problem

[bochangs]

Ok so I pulled an idiot move yesterday in my 2004 sierra 2500hd, backed into a loading ramp while picking up a fridge and smashed my tail lights, mainly the passenger side, i took them right off and straightened out the bends in the frame so i could close my tailgate... i then put the cracked tail light covers with lights back on... BOTH reverse lights are working, only the drivers side rear signal and brake light work, NEITHER of the running lamps work when the headlights are on. So I am in need of 2 running tail lights so people can see me at night time (when I hit my brakes, the brake light comes on) and I need a passenger side signal light and brake light. All the wiring looks fine, but I'm just wondering why my drivers side has all lights working (brake, signal, reverse) but not the running light. Doesn't the running light and brake light run off of the same bulb? Dash lights work fine, all front low/high beams/signals work fine, license plate lights work fine.

[sonjaab]

Most of the tail/turn bulbs contain 2 filiments (spl) one for

tail and one for turn and 1 may be burnt out.

Also note that there are 2 seperate left and right fuses for

the taillights. Not to mention each tail has a circuit board also.

 

Could be a bad bulb, blown fuse, or fried circuit board.

[bochangs]

I'm thinking it's the bulbs, well hoping anyways. I don't see how it could be a fuse or the circuit board, everything worked perfectly until I backed into the ramp and smashed the tail lights. All the wiring still looks fine. Hoping and praying bulbs are the answer!