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Subject:Re: No brake lights
From:jimt
Date:Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:26:40 -0600

On 10/14/04 4:12 PM, "Zach White" <zwhite@DARKSTAR.FROP.ORG> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 05:29:12PM -0400, Prendergast David wrote:
>> Ok, I noticed today that I have no brake lights, everything else tail
>> light wise works fine.  Did some research on the archives and I think
>> it may be the switch or the fuse.  Looking over the fuse box I don't
>> see any fuses that are blown so it must be the switch, so my question
>> is......where exactly is the switch located?
>> The bentley doesn't show you where it is.
> 
> Dave,
> 
> Remove the plastic surrounding the steering column (you just need to remove
> the bottom piece, the top piece between the dash and the wheel can be left
> alone). A few inches from the bottom of the steering column you'll find a
> terminal and a wire. Make sure that connection is good. I had the same problem
> and that seemed to fix it.
> 
> The switch should be somewhere in that vicinity too, but as fixing the broken
> connection there fixed my problem, I didn't investigate any further.
> 
> -Zach
> 
> 
The brake switch itself is on the side of the master cylinder.

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