1988 Chevy Truck tail lights don't work

Tiny
WINEDOTMIKE
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  • 1988 CHEVROLET TRUCK
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 250,000 MILES
I recently reran an antenna cable through my dash. Afterwords my tail lights quit. I've checked them with a tester & I have power all the way to the bulbs(which are good), but no lights. I'm thinking there is a ground problem. Is there a ground wire for the rear tail lights under the dash? My license plate lights work. I have a shell with a 3rd brake light spliced into the drivers side tail light harness, both the ground wire & hot wire light the tester, it has to be a ground problem, but where? I have to have disturbed it under the dash somewhere, any clues as to where it could be? Thanks in advance
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 AT 12:52 PM

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Tiny
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Re-route the ground wire if it has a black wire otherwise wrap a wire around the socket and find a good ground and try this whether it'll work-

Note: the info I have is that the bulb socket is the ground-
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008 AT 9:50 AM

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