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• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:39:14 -0400
  ...I connected the brake wires in parallel with the two brake light > switches under the instrument cluster. > > 4. The light connection was teed into...
• Re: wiring a vanagon for towing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:26:00 -0500
  ...The tail lights either near the switch or getting the wire at the left front parking light is real easy. The brake lights if...
• Master Cylinder brake light switch....
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 10:05:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...How interchangable/swap-able are the switches in the master cylinder??? I was checking my connection out and one of the push-on stubs...
• 1988 Westy, oil and brake problems
  Historical mailing list - Banks
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 21:06:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...oil light, and he had his oil changed and still the blinking oil light comes on, he had the oil pressure switch replaced and...
• Re: Weird going-ons!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:45:08 -0400
  ...This >> could be due to one of the switches being defective. Does the light only >> turn on when applying the brakes? Disconnect 1 at...
• Re: Brake warning light on
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 1 May 2017 11:39:00 +0000
  ...Brake warning light on Bottom of the handbrake lever inside the cabin. Yrs, d On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 5:48 AM, B...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:29:15 -0500
  ...Sure enough, the brake light switch leaked but it only seems to do it when the night is really cold (in the 30's...
• Re: A few problems ...
  Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
  Wed, 17 May 1995 08:48:22 -0600 (MDT)
  ...switch? $$Thanks in advance! $$ben I had a bum turn signal switch, which on my 1970 affected turn signals, emergency flashers, and brake lights...
• Re: Brake warning light on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 May 2017 06:19:22 -0400
  ...Where is the handbrake switch? >
• Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Thu, 11 May 2006 15:26:01 +0000
  ...Any ideas would be greatly appreciated--trying to turn and brake and not brake and getting the lights to do what they're supposed...
• Brake light flickering--Should I be worried?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Fri, 17 May 96 08:11:19 -0400
  (note the cynical sarcasm in the subject line) The brake light symptoms: 1. If the engine revs above 3000 rpm (and only after it...
• Re: Brake Warning Light
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 19:20:16 -0500
  ...The brake system warning light stays > > on when the engine is running. I checked the emergency brake release switch > > and it is ok. This...
• Brakes dashboard light -- DANGER?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:50:37 -0400
  ...The brake warning light in the instrument panel won't go out. Brake fluid is good (this van has the brake fluid level sensor...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:20:21 -0800
  ...the brake lights with the pedal > > >depressed. > > > > > >Chris > > > > I'd take a look at where the trailer harness tapped into the brake wire. > > > > > > > > Rob...
• Re: [WetWesties] Brake lights don't work
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:38:33 -0800
  ...Re: [WetWesties] Brake lights don't work > Just to let everyone know what the problem was (I hopefully help out > someone in the future...
• Re: Air in Brake Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 19 Dec 1997 07:27:39 -0700
  ...Unknown source of air in front brake circuit. Solution: It turned out to be the brake light switch. Yes, it really acted like a...
• Dim Oil LIght, Ign. On Engine Off
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:43:38 -0700
  ...on, engine off, would an UN-connected brake light switch cause the oil light to be dim and non functioning (not flashing as usual...
• electrical problems...
  Historical mailing list - johnny89
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 17:09:20 -0300
  ...Brake lights don't work. Fuse ok. Connections in front okay. Bulbs work. 2. Turn signal doeesn't work. When I switch left or...
• Re: 91 Carat - Turn Signals and Flasher
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:24:45 -0400
  ...I suspect a bad brake light switch - goes >> along with maybe a bad master cylinder - both of which haven't been used in >> near...
• Re: GW LED Kit, Exterior
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 12 Mar 2016 13:27:42 -0800
  I know the Audiovox cruise control uses the brake light as an "off" switch, and tests the resistance of the brake light circuit to...
• Re: more bulbs...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 21:51:44 -0800
  ...lighting... >> > Does anyone know if there are supposed to be lights at... >> > The headlight switch? >> >> No >> >> > >> > The emergency brake spot... above the headlight switch...
• reverse light switch
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Aug 1994 10:31:13 -0400
  ...no reverse lights - fuse, and bulbs okay. havent rolled underneath yet to check by shorting switch, but looks like a bad switch to me...
• VW-logo to 3rd brake-light
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 09:42:06 -0700
  ...the VW logo on the back of your vanagon a 3rd brake light. Here is a photo of my conversion: http://rubatoguy.home.mindspring...
• Re: Led Brake lamps and audiovox cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 10 Aug 2013 18:26:52 -0700
  Hey William, I'd be tempted to install a separate switch, on the brake lever itself (like you get with the GoWesty Rostra kit...
• How to replace the brake master cylinder. - long -
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 15:10:50 -0800
  ...My new MC came with the two new brake light switches but I ended up using my old switches - 22mm wrench on my old...
• the bizzare
  Historical mailing list - Paul Sogge
  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 20:29:21 -0800 (PST)
  ...ignition, brake (lights?), headlights (switch?).I should mention that if I have the engine running and the lights off and put on the brakes...
• Brake Light Switch Procedure (was Anyone Interested)
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:56:43 -0700
  ...Brake Light Switch.. >> Looks easy enough, but nothing in Bentley tells you how to do it or what = >> not to do in the process...
• Re: master brake light misbehaving
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:02:05 -0400
  Check the brake fluid level! Or check the switch under the handbrake lever. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 4 Mar 2023 18:01:51 -0600
  ...did it,,, Soon after You get it fixed You’ll need to > > fix a Brake Master Cyl’ leak or replace a brake light switch ~ >
• Re: Small Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:56:15 -0800
  ...Door interior light switches new and like new (6) > Rubber bezel for above new (1) > Black lighted heater slier bezel with light fixture (2...
• Re: bad fit brake switches
  Historical mailing list - sailingfc dslextreme.com
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:17:14 -0400
  ...bad fit brake switches What's up with available brake switches from our vendors and FLAPS? Need switches for my 85 Westy so went...
• Re: Weird, Funny, Electrical and Brake Light Switch Connector Failure; Questions and Pics
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:51:06 -0400
  ...I often get a little peep from the inverter if I turn the switch on when it's not connected to battery. You're...
• Re: European Parts Source Required?
  Historical mailing list - Janet Andersen
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 19:04:15 -0700
  I may be mistaken but there is a socket for a fog brake light or running light in the insert. It looks like you...
• Re: brake light problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hopper
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 21:40:29 -0700
  ...I must have blown it when I was probing the new switches with a test light. This was a first for me, the first...
• dash lights dim w/brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 26 May 2001 09:00:15 EDT
  Where can I begin to look for the culprit that has my instrument lights dimming when I put on the brakes, or dimming intermitantly...
• Re: inexplicably back in the USA
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:41:35 -0600
  ...me" Mick Jagger's comments from 1964 Installed those two brake light switches this morning and my wife, watching from the rear, confirmed that...
• Re: What causes the ignition switch to get hot?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:10:32 -0500
  ...Inside the fuse panel it goes to S11 and then out to the brake warning light. Everything below that level is fused. X-contact...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 09:12:09 -0700
  ...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: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:53:16 -0700
  ...Works as expected now in park and neutral no brake light unless brake is pulled on. > > So, how to get it off during revers...
• Re: 2nd batt. charging and relays. The whole truth
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:17:33 +0200
  ...You just let the bus idle, and hold the brakes when you hit the light switch. Just let the clutch out slowly (open the...
• Re: Brake MC ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:37:00 -0500
  ...Having new brake light switches is a plus. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of dhanson...
• Re: E-Code Lights - another alternative
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:44:17 -0800
  ...switch and you can wire up a rear red fog light in the open slot that is available in the driver's side brake...
• Re: Brake light switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:21:53 -0600
  Whoah, Ken! I think you meant to say "if you are NOT stomping on the brakes at the same time." I used the same...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:10:07 -0800
  ...if I pulled the hand brake on, the engine stopped! Seems the addition of the e-brake light drew enough current to allow the...
• Re: Brake light switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:06:22 -0500
  "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> said: > Try not to stroke the brake pedal more than about half or 2/3 of the way...
• Re: parking light?
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 00:40:51 -0800
  Dan, me thinks you may want to take a look at your parking brake switch. I can't remember if one can adjust it...
• Re: Piranha LED taillights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:52:23 +1200
  ...the harder you braked the faster it flashed... mercury switches? Good idea, anyway. I might set the flash (electronics rather than mechanical switch ie...
• Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 11 Oct 2014 07:45:49 -0700
  ...the > brake sensors and the pair (vertical) to either side. > > I have no 12v at the connector in the lamp housings. > > Backup light not...
• Re: random brake light
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 11:35:00 EST
  ...parking brake switch. Just a couple of places to look. Hope it helps. Doug '86 GL Westy Maryland >Lately the brake light on my...
• Master Cylinder Question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:43:40 -0400
  ...The one I had ordered from Van Again in NJ came with 2 brake light switches mounted in cylinder. Problem is tho that my...
• Re: your opinion please - part 2
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 14:28:22 -0700
  ...My guess is they trigger the cutoff on the brake light switch. It should be easy (electrically) to add another switch to the clutch...
• What's this broken connector?
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:23:22 +0000
  Im installing a Rostra cruise control in a manual 91 vanagon (canadian with daytime running lights).... so I find the brake switch behind the...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:59:31 -0400
  ...I connected the brake wires in parallel with the two brake light >> switches under the instrument cluster. >> >> 4. The light connection was teed into...
• Won't Stop -
  Historical mailing list - Grotz, Kurt
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 13:56:25 -0400
  ...Where does the brake light switch go? Thanks ;~} Kurt Grotz
• Re: [Syncro] Re: [vanagon] Rear Fog Light Wiring of Switch
  Historical mailing list - P&J Lander
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 14:12:50 +1000
  I use the rear fog lights as extra brake lights. You can have them as well as fog lights with a couple of 3A...
• 91 Carat - Turn Signals and Flasher
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 06:41:01 -0500
  ...I suspect a bad brake light switch - goes along with maybe a bad master cylinder - both of which haven't been used in near...
• Re: Tracing wires?
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:00:31 PST
  ...Apparently that was the problem; I put in a new fuse and have brake lights and interior lights. Good thing I recently quit smoking...
• Re: master brake light misbehaving
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:09:43 +0000
  ...but brake light starts to flicker on - so lack of brake fluid is ruled out I believe. I will check the switch under the...
• Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 13:59:22 -0700
  ...I'm gonna rig some alarm to sound when the Brake warning light is on and the transmission is in gear. Mellow Yellow has...
• Re: Battery light on in park or neutral
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:45:38 -0700
  ...Ground via Remote Switch after Starting so as to disengage that circuitry while I'm Driving, the Brake Warning Light comes on &,& once the...