ok... so the browns are reconnected in the RIGHT way (tested continuity at the source, and at the cut, then matched them to the grid) but something is a miss.
-outer brake lights don't work
-can't check reverse lights for another 3 hrs (no-one to look while i hold the brake)
-passanger rear turn signal is out, causing the front to hyper blink.
... i hate chasing gremlins....
Update: I cut the passanger turn signal, dark blue power wire, up where the browns were cut. front (going to fuse/engine) was good, no short, good power. The back, showed a short....
soldered back together, tore up backseat and started tracing, and found nothing. retested, and its good now.
what the hell is going on?!?
as it stands, the original short is gone, back lights are rewired (again, will check later) but the SVS light is still on.
how do i have a roaming short?????????????