Q: Taillights not staying on after crash
I had an accident, and now my taillights don't turn on. I replaced the fuse, which fixed the problem for a while, but they went off again. I put in another fuse and it popped right away. When I crashed, some wiring was hanging down from the front, so maybe my problem lies there.
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