Home |  Forums |  Search |  My Profile |  Chat  Photo Gallery |  Events Calendar |  Technical Documents  No messages |  New Posts |  Watched Topics |  Register   brake light failure          Forum Index -> Gearbox, Suspension, Brake & Driveline Workshop Latest ratings Highest-ranked posts Highest-ranked topics Highest-ranked posters   dave0 Fordmods Stock as a Rock Posts: 121 Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Location: syd NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:25 pm    Post subject: brake light failure fellas my brake lights wont come on ive looked around the pedel and i found the lamp switch and was fiddling around with it and got it to work, but now it dosent work any more and i dont know what to do. ive taken it off and had a look at it and it seems fine. Ive checked the gregorys on how to remount it and it still dosent work.. help fellas as i dont want some one running up my a*** lol thanks Back to top Krytox Technical Contributor Age:29 Posts: 2637 Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Location: Seaford State: VIC, Australia View User Gallery (2) Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:48 pm    Post subject: Its f**k, Buy a new one. They're around $10 NEW from Repco. Back to top mltezr Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:20 Posts: 509 Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Location: Blacktown NSW, Australia View User Gallery (1) Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:35 pm    Post subject: maybe check the brake switch mate, dont mean to highjack the thread but i will do my left brake lights has issues. the light will work when i have the lights on, but then when i press the brakes the left brake light will just turn off. the right is fine. none of the globes are f**k. do youse rekon its something to do with the wiring or what.l Back to top dave0 Fordmods Stock as a Rock Posts: 121 Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Location: syd NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:43 pm    Post subject: ive been fidling around with the switch and i tihnk its the connectors on the clip but ill go and by a new one tomorrow if i get some spare time Back to top Ugly Igley Technical Contributor Age:25 Posts: 821 Joined: 06 Nov 2004 Location: Perth WA, Australia View User Gallery (8) Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:19 pm    Post subject: For assistance give this a go http://www.fordmods.com/forums/documents.php?doc=23 Back to top twason Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Posts: 2088 Joined: 06 Nov 2004 Location: Canberra - The Nations Capital ACT, Australia View User Gallery (9) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:59 am    Post subject: After 8 years of changing that switch every 6-10 months I modified the pedal box when it was out for the manual conversion and put in the ED switch bracket and switch. No problems in the last 18 months. Interesting the EF/L design can be seen on a 65 mustang. http://www.trophymustang.com/1965666770-manual-brake-switch-p-3654.html Back to top dave0 Fordmods Stock as a Rock Posts: 121 Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Location: syd NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:28 pm    Post subject: well i went to repco and got a switch and threw it in its working now ive noticed they got a 20.000km warrenty does that mean there going to keep going out ? Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First             Forum Index -> Gearbox, Suspension, Brake & Driveline Workshop Page 1 of 1   (c)2002-2008 Matti Jones and Brad Evans [34 queries :: 0.02847 seconds ]