so I've been having some trouble getting the right side brake/tail lights working properly.

the car was rear-ended a while back, it's totaled but still runs and I'm trying to get a few more miles out of it before I replace it.

at first I was constantly loosing the fuse to the right side lights, but I got that worked out.

now the problem is just the brake/tail light. each work seperately. however, when the lights are on and you hit the brakes, instead of getting brighter it turns off the right side tail light. it comes back on when you release the brake pedal.

the brake lights work fine without head/tail lights on. and the tail lights work fine until you hit the brakes.

any ideas, it's got me ripping my hair out and I'm getting too old for that as it grows back a lot slower.