Used taillight wiring harness repair eyelet and pigtail from the circuit breaker to EACH taillight and license plate light. This harness section contains a pink resistor wire which should not be cut or spliced. That is because the wire's ohm resistance is based upon it's length. Cut it, and she's done for. This is part of the 13A449 main taillight wiring harness.
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