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not sure if this is the right area to post this but here goes. i wired up a neon using the wires from the little light at the ashtray (brown and black wires). this is in an ef gli. now silly me i accidentally let the 2 wires touch and it sparked and now i have no brake lights. everything else works except for the brakes. i double checked fuses and i replaced both bulbs but still no luck. i also fitted a new brake light switch. im assuming its the wiring perhaps. any ideas?
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| Dellboy999 |
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you checked all fuses!
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| gate_21 |
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every fuse under the steering wheel area i checked...checked with a multimeter. unless there are fuses for the brake lights elsewhere
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this thread would go in the "exterior mods" section.. suppose it could also go in the "interior mods" or the "electrical mods"
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just adding something...when the headlights are on, the rear lights come on too, just not the brakes. dunno if this helps
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Chances are your brake lights wern't working before the neon mod,
Most likely culprit is the brake switch itself! these are prone to dying Just look in the technical documents on the top right of the screen, and select 'common problems' Also the brake light circuit is different to the parkers/interior light curcuit so if you have the ashtray light working.. then... look elsewhere! your best bet is to purchase an aftermarket switch from repco (around 9-11bux) I wouldn't go original elquipment as.... well they break!
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my brake lights stopped workin too, went to an auto elec, 10 mins and $14 later it was fixed, i know its an easy job but he was round the corner from me and i didn't like the idea of drivin with no brake lights. Everytime i was brakin with a car behind me i was sh*ttin myself.
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might be stupid, but are both filiments on the brake lights globes intact?
its either that or most likely what krytox said (see above) |
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thanks for the replies, well the globes are brand new put them in yesterday, same with the brake switch, bought it from bursons for $13 and installed it the day before. i guess its off to the auto elec tomorrow
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Ok, now that its dark.
go out to the car, turn Ign. on...WITHOUT parkers on Press the brake pedal.... Do your Dash lights come on? and or parkers at the front when the pedals depressed? If so... Take out the rear Globes and put in the twin filament Brake/Parker Globes. 5/14watt Hope this helps! Andrew
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ign on, no parkers, press brake...no dash lights/parkers come on. i do have dual filament bulbs in if thats what u were trying to determine. thanks anyways
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hrmm, sorry if I offended about the right globes, its just common to do!
I'll keep thinking on my travels home! have you tried pysically shorting out the brake switch plug? (to each other ...not to earth) .... hrmm
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| gate_21 |
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nah your right mate...any ideas are much appreciated
 shorting out the switch? do u mean like linking the 2 terminals with a bit of wire?
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Pull the brake lt switch plug, turn IGN on, check with your multimeter that one of the pins has 12v present - if not then the problem is upstream, check the stop lamps fuse.
If so, as mentioned, short the plug and make sure all 3 brake lights are on. If so, switch is dodgy. Other than that, there's not a lot left to check.
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| gate_21 |
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ok thanks i'll give it a try tomorrow. bit too cold atm lol. i'll let ya's know how it goes
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