I was thinking along the same lines with regards to ground. The only problem is going to be checking everything out. The lights are all moduler. They're using plastic sockets that detach from the car body on the interior. Ground is through a ground wire, not through the outside of the socket.

I don't have a brake wear indicator, otherwise that would surely be suspect. The reason I had to replace my brakes to begin with was because of a seizure on the right rear. Unfortunately I had to drive for the entire week with the caliper seized before I could fix it. I still have to clean all the rusted brake dust off that rim...

I'll give Mark's new kernel a try for the problem with the empeg flicker and I'll try to make some time to check out the grounds for all my rear lighting this weekend. Not looking forward to it.

Bruno