parking light/dim brake light not working

THExDRIZZLE

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2008 mazda3 hb
yesterday i was messing with my license plate light trying to get it to work, i replaced the oem bulbs with some led's i picked up from a vendor online. they started and kept flickering on and off, so i tried cleaning the connectors and everything. lond story short, i went to plug them back in, and my right side brake and turn signal in front turned off, but the left side stayed on. the brake light turns on when i apply the brake, and the turn signal illuminates when i enable it, but just as "running lights", they don't turn on. i checked the possible fuses under the hood and inside the car, but did not find anything blown. could this be a short in the wiring now? or should i replace the bulbs?

i googled this and searched on some other forums but i haven't been able to find a solution to it. any help is much appreciated!
 
Were the OEM bulbs bad? If they were I would try OEM type bulbs first. If you have shorts you normally get burned out wiring and smoke or blown fuses.

Clifton
 
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