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    My brake lights wont work for the life of me.

    STUPID 3g! It works only when i don't need it!!

    Anyway, my brake lights wont come on and i dont know why. The fuses are fine, the running lights work, all the wiring looks ok, Ive replaced the litthe black boxes in the taillights, theres no "brakelight" coming on in the dash, I'm totally clueless.
    WHAT GIVES?????



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    help!

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    Light switch on the pedal ?

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    checked it. I'm stumped. The only think i canthink of is something shorted in the wiring harness.

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    do the tail or backup lights work, if you have voltage at those lights, then it sounds like a switch or relay.

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    how did you check the switch on the brake pedal? i bet that is your problem. you need to test it with a multimeter to be sure that it is working properly.

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    i just checked to see that the plunger moved. what am i looking for? resistance? a specific range?

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    k i have the switch right here. It has 4 connections. What am i looking for? The plunger looks good.

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    I think 2 of the terminals are for cruise, 2 are for brake lights. If you push it in and let it out you should be able to hear a click with the plunger pushed in there should be no continuity. With the plunger out there should be continuity.

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    pushing it in and out while unpluged i should hear a click? does it have to be plugged in?

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    check your pm

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    im stupid. I was checking the wrong fuse :P

    turns out my stop,horn fuse was blown, and it kept blowing. SOoooo on a hunch i unplugged my horns and VOILA! brake lights work.


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    you the man, I guess that's why they used to teach us "K.I.S.S" "Keep It Simple Stupid" when I went to avionics tech training

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    did you check the relay?
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    Originally posted by pimp86LX
    im stupid. I was checking the wrong fuse :P

    turns out my stop,horn fuse was blown, and it kept blowing. SOoooo on a hunch i unplugged my horns and VOILA! brake lights work.


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