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Make sure the bulb is not burned out first. If you have a voltmeter, verify voltage is present on the wire to the bulb socket. If the bulb socket is getting voltage and the bulb is proven good, then the ground wire from the bulb socket is no good.
It's a perpetual problem, where an overheated socket or wire has charred the surrounding conductors and will be more likely to overheat again. Your best course is to replace the entire wiring pigtail and socket with new, and replace all wiring as far back as necessary to eliminate ALL heat damaged wire (preferably with slightly larger gauge wire). Once you have done that, I predict that the burning will stop.
the wire inside the bulb socket could be rusted and broken. wire connection broken before it reach the bulb. socket mostly burn up or dirty, missing a seat. replace socket and test the socket wire connection. wrong bulb also
Depending on the version, there is a hidden headlight switch inside the start button switch that switches off when starting. In some instances, the contacts may have corrosion or have burned when the headlight socket had a problem. Other than the dimmer switch this is another possibility to consider.
Unfortunately, many possibilities. If you have time, start by removing both reverse lamp sockets from light assembly(and keep from touching any metal), remove bulbs from sockets, CAREFULLY INSPECT sockets and wires. New fuse of correct rating. Turn key on and try again in reverse. Fuse still blows: Next place to look is transmission reverse electrical switch and wiring as far as you can trace looking for burned/stripped wires near transmission and wires by sockets Fuse doesn't blow: Turn key off and install one lamp in socket at a time. DO NOT install sockets into fixture at this time. Test. Remove first lamp to check second. If still O.K., each socket back into fixture(one at a time same as before)and test. Most common problems: Sockets contaminated, wires shorting at sockets, bulbs installed incorrectly shorting to ground.
Probably not... For some reason license plate light wiring and sockets are VERY prone to corrosion. Make sure to check the light sockets and try to get to the wiring close to them, your problem is more than likely very close to the lights.
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