raxiom vector taillight circuit board help issue.

[Joel W Bergma]

https://freeimage.host/i/Fl2FGj can i fix this whatss wrong with it? its from a raxiom vector taillight. I believe it's the relay board

I have basic soldering kit.

 

[lenko]

What does your light do? Is it completely inoperable. Mine went totally black, so I took that same little board out and found one diode was up 45 degrees so I soldered it down and it worked for a couple of months and then stopped working again. I took the board out and the same diode was up 45 degrees on the other end. I got 10 diodes S1GFSCT-ND, (Diode Gen Purposes 400V 1A SMA) from Digikey. That was a couple of bucks plus shipping and replaced that diode and it's now working great. I have the Vector white diffusers. I live in Canada and the diodes came in the next day from Thief Falls, Minn. by noon. Couldn't believe the quick shipping. It's the diode near the bottom of the card. I would certainly look at the diodes.

 

[lenko]

Here's the first time I soldered it and then it blew a month or two later. Obviously something was wrong with the diode because it blew on the other end. That's why I replaced it. It took a bit to wick the solder off the contact points and reattach both ends, but now it works. Raxiom on facebook suggested I email Raxiom.com and I did that about a month ago, but all I've heard is crickets. $ 450.00 US is almost $ 600.00 C for these lights. You would think they want to have a good reputation and have satisfied customers. Good thing I was about to find problem myself.

 

[Juice]

Crappy cheap ass raxiom lights. AM inhouse brand. They pay next to nothing for those lights and sell it at a HUGE profit. Just an FYI. Totally under designed to last a few days past warranty period.
I would love to swap out my lights to the next gen style ligths, but the only option is AM/Raxiom.. fuck that.

 

[Alexisirick74]

I bought some vector v2 taillights from American muscle and have had them on the car about 2 years now. I think my module finally failed. The middle bar will not light up as bright anymore. It’s so dim it’s almost not lighting up. The inside and outside bars are still very bright. I been trying to see if I can take it apart to fix it but it seems it's a sealed unit. Frustrates me that I was not able to get a warranty for these, they were around $400! If anyone has any tips or advice please let me know! It's the right passenger side taillight. Driver side still works okay. I checked wiring and everything is stuff connected. I pulled connector apart and it looks good too, threw in some electrical connector grease. And taillight does not have any damage to outside. I have experience with soldering, curcuit boards, wiring, and more! Just want it fixed. AM said there is not warranty for this item so they cannot help.

 

[07 Boss]

Yep, Raxiom is hit or miss. My taillights have been flawless from day one. The finish is starting to wear but that is to be expected out here in the high desert.

 

[lenko]

Mine are the version1 I guess because they have the red reflectors and backup light on the bottom as my signature on the left. When I took mine apart, there is a little box inside that has the electronic board and it was there that I found the diode sticking up. I soldered it down and a month later - same thing. I then bought the diodes as mentioned above and replaced it with a new diode. It's been 4 years and they still work good - knock on wood. If there is some type of box in yours and because it's not working, I would be tempted to take it apart and then try and determine the problem. The box or whatever could be resealed after.

 

[Dadasaurus_Rex]

Same here. The finish is burning / flaking off of mine after about a year in the Arizona desert. I did notice, at least, once you just kind of flake it all off of there you can coat them with some headlight coating and they stay looking nice and shiny.

 

[skat_stang]

Mine are the version1 I guess because they have the red reflectors and backup light on the bottom as my signature on the left. When I took mine apart, there is a little box inside that has the electronic board and it was there that I found the diode sticking up. I soldered it down and a month later - same thing. I then bought the diodes as mentioned above and replaced it with a new diode. It's been 4 years and they still work good - knock on wood. If there is some type of box in yours and because it's not working, I would be tempted to take it apart and then try and determine the problem. The box or whatever could be resealed after.

Hey, having the exact same issue as the guy further up with his middle light going out. Every time i would wash my car, or it would rain or be humid out, some moisture would be in there and im sure it killed the wiring inside. I'd like to try fixing it myself by taking apart the light and replacing whatever needs to be done, but I haven't found any info on how exactly to take apart the light itself. Can you please explain how you did it? I just really don't want to accidentally break these as they're discontinued now and kinda rare.

 

[Autokyrios]

I'm not going to spend much time diagnosing this but my guess is that one of the caps is bad and the diode is playing whipping boy for it. In short, it's a bad board. Feed it to the trash can.
I mean, if you really want to save that board you CAN go through and tease every item and replace stuff but it's not really worth it IMO.

You can get sequential kits fairly cheap (and given taillights help keep idiots out of your trunk it's an okay investment either way).

On a side note, if you want to be handy with an iron and all, you can find instructions on making your own sequential setup and build one yourself. It's fairly straightforward, just depends on how much time and effort you want to put into it. I remember a DIY kit from years ago that had a printed board and all. No idea if that one is still around but I've seen others in adjacent searches.

 

[Autokyrios]

"...they're discontinued now and kinda rare."

That's pretty much the mantra these days. The rate at which manf and vendors have abandoned the 05-09 bracket is astounding.

 

[lenko]

Hey, having the exact same issue as the guy further up with his middle light going out. Every time i would wash my car, or it would rain or be humid out, some moisture would be in there and im sure it killed the wiring inside. I'd like to try fixing it myself by taking apart the light and replacing whatever needs to be done, but I haven't found any info on how exactly to take apart the light itself. Can you please explain how you did it? I just really don't want to accidentally break these as they're discontinued now and kinda rare.

The ones I have are probably different as when I took the light out of car there is a little box with screws that I removed and opened and saw the Cap had blown and was up on one side. This is what I replaced.

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