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    Dash Brake light

    I was woundering if u guys knew how to get ride of that light from going on...I had a short when i first got my accord in 03 and saw smoke from the trunk the dumass before me wired it work and shorted my wires now everytime i hit the break the dash light comes on "brake lamp" I got lights and they all work changed the harness and all that bs still comes on so im just bout to take the bulb out lol...got any ideas

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    Re: Dash Brake light

    did u replace the sensor right on the taillight cluster?

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    Re: Dash Brake light

    Yes i did still does it.


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    Re: Dash Brake light

    did you check the brake fluid level in you master?

    If the harness was swapped and now it's all back to stock without a short, then I'm guessing your brake fluid is low. I fought with that damn light for a while before I discovered I was a dumbass.
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    Re: Dash Brake light

    yup theres a good chance it shorted with the bulb and got screwed, no problem man.

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    Re: Dash Brake light

    LOL....im stuped when it comes to the smallest things lol...and your there for a good hour and your like WTF thats all it was lol


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    Re: Dash Brake light

    There is also a sensor on the taillights themselves. They trigger the light on the dash when the bulbs are burned out. With age they malfunction.
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    Re: Dash Brake light

    Quote Originally Posted by markmdz89hatch View Post
    did you check the brake fluid level in you master?

    If the harness was swapped and now it's all back to stock without a short, then I'm guessing your brake fluid is low. I fought with that damn light for a while before I discovered I was a dumbass.
    he means the light check lamp,not the brake warning lamp,the one in the warning center.

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    Re: Dash Brake light

    Quote Originally Posted by lostforawhile View Post
    he means the light check lamp,not the brake warning lamp,the one in the warning center.
    Tim, I'm pretty sure (based off of old memory seeing I haven't even started my car in 4+ years) that there's only one brake warning light on the gauge cluster which illuminates for anything from burnt bulb (or bad sensor for burn bulbs), to e-brake being left on, to low fluid.

    Rendon's response leads me to think that this was his problem after all.
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    Re: Dash Brake light

    the one for the hand brake is also the one for the brake-fluid, the other one, which is under the "your trunk is open!!1!!1!" light that says "brake lamp" is the one that alerts you of your fail brake lights

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    Re: Dash Brake light

    Quote Originally Posted by A18A View Post
    the one for the hand brake is also the one for the brake-fluid, the other one, which is under the "your trunk is open!!1!!1!" light that says "brake lamp" is the one that alerts you of your fail brake lights
    I stand corrected then. Can someone confirm that this is the same for all models too? I just don't ever remember seeing a 'brake light' indicator light. hmm... might be time to test out all the lights on the cluster.
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    Re: Dash Brake light

    Yeah thats what i mean the brake lamp indicater on the dash....SHould be the same i seen it in every accord i been in.


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    Re: Dash Brake light

    Old thread. Youngster days. Never got around to replacing the sensor yet I said I did. Fail. Maybe I did but the wrong one.


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    Re: Dash Brake light

    It probably destroyed the part of the cluster that has that warning light in it. The 1g Accords, well they pretty much all do that. And the only fix, after cleaning your taillight grounds is to replace the circuit board. Noob!

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    Re: Dash Brake light

    lol my 2g had that problem. my 3g did until i realized one of the bulbs wasnt lighting when i hit the brake

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    Re: Dash Brake light

    Lights all work. All clusters I swapped light goes on after I push the brake. So going to swap sensors. Both with spair tails I have.


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    Re: Dash Brake light

    well sir. get off the computer and go do it!!

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    Re: Dash Brake light

    Nay another day. I just browsing my old threads an found this one. The noob days lol


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    Re: Dash Brake light

    check third brake lamp, also make sure all the bulbs are the correct wattage.
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    Re: Dash Brake light

    Checked sourced voltage an was in spec . Replaced all lights to LL. an cleaned sockets. 3rd brake light is good. Didn't check voltage on that socket. So going to replace sensors an go from there


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    Re: Dash Brake light

    pulled tail light sensors and looked pull them apart. drive side is fryed like chicked. so ill be getting another one my cost 25 a piece


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