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Re: Mystery Switch
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:45:30 -0700
...It is not one of the brake light > switches - they screw into the brake master cylinder itself, but this is > actuated by the pedal...
Re: brake light switch
Historical mailing list - Felder
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 19:31:03 -0700
...Jim On Monday, October 20, 2003, at 12:34 PM, Jeff Oxroad wrote: > Is there a trick to changing the brake light switches on...
Re: Brake Light Switch?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 10 Oct 2001 08:34:48 +0000
...on the pedal to get the brake lights to work. I checked the continuity of each switch and found that one was not as...
Re: Brake lights take alot of pushing to turn them on.
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:02:05 -0800
...the brake lights to light. > > I didnt see any adjustments in the Bentley, and am thinking it might be > the brake switch that is...
Re: Weird, Funny, Electrical and Brake Light Switch Connector Failure; Questions and Pics
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 30 Apr 2011 02:43:33 -0400
...spade connector 82a on front brake light switch failed (pic): * http://tinyurl.com/3d5unt3 * It had fallen out of front brake switch plug, randomly...
Correlation of brake switch to blinking Temp LED?
Historical mailing list - Mark G
Thu, 5 Jun 2003 20:55:02 -0400
...the brake and hear a little 'click' from the brake switch, like when moving forward a couple of feet or so... The light goes...
Re: "Brake Warning Light" grounding question. (searched)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 20:56:13 -0700
...It appears to work with the brake light > switches on the master cylinder to warn of a failure of a brake > hydrualic circuit. > > This...
Late Brake Lights
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 19:02:46 -0600
...Should i start shopping for a new brake light switch? Is swapping the switch a messy job? Thanks, -jspeer '89 Westy GL, "Mystery Machine"
Re: Thanks-Emergency brake light stays on
Historical mailing list - Bob O'Brien
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:19:24 -0800
...it turned out that the brake fluid reservoir was way low: as soon as I added fluid, the light went out. Of course, this...
Re: Brake light problem
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 5 May 2024 19:28:59 -0500
...neither brake light is working on the > rear > > of the car. Since neither is working, it's probably the master cylinder > > switches. But if...
Re: Mystery Switch
Historical mailing list
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:29:49 EDT
...It is not one of the brake light switches - they screw into the brake master cylinder itself, but this is actuated by the pedal...
Re: Vanagon + LED Brake Lights + AudioVox CCS-100
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Wed, 6 May 2020 16:26:54 -0700
...The purple wire from the cruise control servo must be connected to the positive side of your brake switch. Normally the rear brake switch...
Weird, Funny, Electrical and Brake Light Switch Connector Failure; Questions and Pics
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:57:29 -0700
...spade connector 82a on front brake light switch failed (pic): * http://tinyurl.com/3d5unt3 * It had fallen out of front brake switch plug, randomly...
Electrical question -- NO Vanagon content
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Sat, 22 Mar 2003 23:21:11 -0700
...I have checked with a meter, and power gets to the brake light switch. It also leaves the switch when the brake pedal is...
Re: Brake Light Troubleshooting Tips?
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 11:09:08 -0700
...That's possible, but I asked them to sell me two brake light switches for my spares box anyway.
Re: Update on brake indicator light
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 11 May 2005 20:23:54 -0700
No, in 85+ when VW put in the brake fluid level switch they removed the hydraulic sensing part of the circuit and used pressure...
Brake lights stayed on...
Historical mailing list - zolo
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 23:01:29 -0800
Yes, the brake lights were on all night. The connector and the wires got real warm. I suspected the hydraulic switch malfunction, so I...
Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sun, 25 Dec 2005 14:54:02 -0800
At 12/25/2005 02:36 PM, Christopher Gronski wrote: >Right now I'm only getting 1 volt at the brake lights with the...
Re: 90 Vanagon--Brake Lights Died
Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:06:55 -0500
...backup lights, etc.. work. Someone at the auto parts store thought it might be a problem with the switch at the brake pedal itself...
Re: Eric Caron is on the road!
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:05:29 -0600
...light system. > > On the '84 the brake warning lights if the parking brake is on or if > only one of the two pressure switches...
Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 4 Jul 2010 14:50:16 -0400
...contact switches." I'm referring to stock wiring as on 97.16 tracks 75-6. >Heh. Stealth brake light. My interior lights are conveniently...
Anyone to hand hold some electrical questions, cruise control
Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
Thu, 7 Jul 2016 22:42:06 -0400
...The stalk switch checks out fine and the speed sensor appears OK. When I do the brake switch test it indicates test light should...
Re: vw recall 800,000 jetta,beetles,golf, gti, r32 in u.s. (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:04:34 -0500
Wifie's 2002 Jetta wagon has had the brake light switch replaced twice. Both times it failed and the auto tranny couldn't be...
Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 9 Oct 2015 12:49:35 -1000
...85-91 vans use 2 wire switches, only for the rear brake >>> lights. >>> >>> For some reason new switch quality seems low and the supply...
Re: Blinker problems.
Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
Tue, 22 Apr 1997 20:38:09 -0400
...The brake lights are wired parallel to each other and have a separate power supply from the brake light switch to the lights. The...
Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 9 Oct 2015 22:40:44 +0000
...85-91 vans use 2 wire switches, only for the rear brake > > lights. > > > > For some reason new switch quality seems low and the supply...
Re: Checking brake light switch on master cylinder -- '91 GL
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Sun, 22 Sep 2019 20:32:33 -0500
...connection to the brake lights was not put on correctly. Is there > an easy way to get to the switch without taking the instrument...
Re: brake light issues
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:44:06 -0600
...No brakes is worse than no brake lights! Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Grin<<
Re: Static on radio
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 28 Aug 2002 14:48:08 -0400
...I think it's more of a switch issue. While following a friend who was driving my van, I noticed that during light brake...
Brake warning light on
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Sun, 30 Apr 2017 19:39:22 +0000
My brake warning light is on. Everything seems OK so I want to see if the switches on the master cylinder are bad, is...
Thought problem for Friday
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:25:39 -0700
...Brake light switches have not been replaced. Whine was there with the 1.9 engine and is unchanged with my '93 Subaru 2.2...
Parking/Brake Warning light
Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
Sat, 30 May 2009 08:36:33 -0700
My Parking/Brake Warning light won't come on when the parking brake is engaged.� At first I thought it was a bad bulb...
LED Brake lights
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:26:06 -0700
...matrix.htm So has anyone switched to something like this? Would be nice to never have your brake lights go out . . . its never fun...
Re: Vanagon + LED Brake Lights + AudioVox CCS-100
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Fri, 8 May 2020 00:51:25 -0700
Is this issue specific to third-party CC units or can I expect this fun when I install the accessory (aka 3rd) brake light...
Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 11 Oct 2014 11:42:34 -0700
If only one brake switch or wires to it, has failed, the other switch should still light up the brake lights. I don't...
Re: Brake Failure Warning Light
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:01:38 -0700
85 and newer only have a float switch in the fluid reservoir cap that lights the light if the brake fluid drops too far...
Re: Switch to LED lighting
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sat, 3 Jul 2010 10:33:07 -0400
...Re: [VANAGON] Switch to LED lighting > At 03:28 PM 7/2/2010 Friday, Jay lefstein wrote: >>Why/how would led lights confuse the...
Re: Brake lights
Historical mailing list - Richard
Wed, 19 Apr 95 10:13:45 EDT
> The brake lights on my 79 bus do not light up until the pedal is pushed > about 1/2 way to the floor (long...
Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 26 Dec 2005 09:43:25 -0800
...its off the switch and I'm >using a copper wire with flattened ends bridging the switch) the brake >lights come on without touching...
Re: Switch to LED lighting??
Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:03:02 +0200
...Switch to LED lighting > > "Guessing LED 'fools' the Cruise Control that brakes have not been > applied yet." > > and, > > "If a particular cruise control setup...
Re: Cruise
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:45:30 -0500
...Vanagon factory cruise doesn't use the brake lights as an input. They have their own switches. Check out my video on Youtube for...
Re: Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes
Historical mailing list - John Wallace
Thu, 11 May 2006 13:14:43 -0400
...Check out the new MSN Search! >http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ You might have a bad Brake light switch...
Re: Thought problem for Friday
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:48:41 -0400
I have had a bad brake light switch cause radio noise when stopped at an intersection. Replacing the switch solved the problem. One the...
Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Sun, 25 Dec 2005 19:00:32 -0500
...I'm going to try it your way tomorrow at first light (as well as checking the switches and the junction box). Chris On...
when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Mar 2006 04:13:00 EST
...switch at the brake this week, but I was wondering, is there a wire in the steering column that would ground parking brake light...
Re: Thought problem for Friday
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:40:32 -0600
...Brake light switches have not been > replaced. Whine was there with the 1.9 engine and is unchanged with my '93 > Subaru 2.2...
Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 4 Jul 2010 11:27:13 -0700
On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 10:14 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > 85 has the brake fluid level switch in the...
Re: bad fit brake switches
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:36:27 -0700
...The 3 terminal brake light switch was stock for 80-84 vans and those used the 3rd terminal has part of a hydraulic system...
Re: Changing brake light switches
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:06:33 -0500
...Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com William Greenamyer wrote: > Anyone have a good procedure for changing the brake light switches on a...
more bulbs...
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 16:07:47 -0800
...Does anyone know if there are supposed to be lights at... The headlight switch? The emergency brake spot... above the headlight switch? The rear...
brake light weirdness
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Thu, 3 Mar 2011 21:35:15 +0000
...What's going on? Could this have anything to do with the fact that I recently replaced the brake light switch on the master...
Re: Switch to LED lighting??
Historical mailing list - T-rev Reynolds
Sun, 4 Jul 2010 16:03:03 -0600
...Switch to LED lighting "Guessing LED 'fools' the Cruise Control that brakes have not been applied yet." and, "If a particular cruise control setup...
Brake warning light
Historical mailing list - John Houser
Sat, 17 May 2003 20:51:15 EDT
Volks, The brake warning light [on the dash over your left knee] stays on when my 84 Westy is cranked. Two things turn this...
Brake lights won't work ...
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:12:36 -0700
Hi to all, I am working on this brake light thing and after checking the switches, and grounds and all, I can’t find...
Re: Air in Brake Circuit
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Mon, 15 Dec 1997 15:56:47 -0700
...Drawing a slight vacuum on that hose must produce only brake fluid, and not air. 2) It was suggested that hydraulic brake light switches...
Wiring diagram needed for 67 Rusty [T1]
Historical mailing list - Bob
Sat, 29 Jun 1996 20:50:35 -0400
...a brake light wire but don't think it's the correct wires. For example, if I turn on the light switch and have...
Re: No brake lights
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 3 Dec 2010 22:51:55 -0500
...and no information on >how the brake lights work other than a wiring diagram showing a 'switch'. I'll sort through it with you...
Re: Brake light switches, 2 to 3 terminals
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 9 May 2015 19:56:49 -0400
...and find that it comes with 3 terminal brake >light switches, I have 2 terminal switches. > >What to do next? Use the two that...
Re: Interesting on-line parts sales setup... (Friday)
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:13:09 -0500
...the VW catalogs where the same switch sells for $4? :) (Pelican does sell a Beetle brake light switch - a steal at $15.) Matt Roberds
Re: Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:01:33 -0700
...no change > >> 3) brake light switch error (master cylinder)::: on this year, these > are 2-pole switches and there is no connection to the...