I think, this is working on oil pressure and you will only get the switch
switching when the pressure is great enough.  That means, pressing the
brakes.  Other cars have a little switch, like the handbrake switch and
activate when that is pressed.
Unless we will fit one of those, we have to put up with this delayed brake
lights.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Oxroad" <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.

>I was disappointed with the amount of pressure it took to get my brake
>lights
> come on. I did not have to depress the pedal all the way, But the pedal
> pressure needed to START braking was not enough to turn on the brake
> lights. A
> little added pressure is needed to get the lights on. It's slight bit of
> pressure,
> but the point is I'm braking and the lights aren't on yet.
>
> SO, I replaced the switches. And the lights come on exactly like they did
> before the replacement. Now they're not so bad that the pedal must be
> fully
> depressed. But I'd like them to come on when I just about touch the pedal
> as
> opposed AFTER the braking process has started. Just makes more sense of
> course.
> heck, It'd be safer if they came on when I thought about the brakes. Maybe
> a chip
> in my head is the best solution. (I should say ANOTHER chip in addition to
> the
> one the government has put in there;)
>
> In summation, in my opinion the pressure needed to illuminate the brake
> lights should be lower. Does anyone else suffer from this gremlin, or is
> it just my
> bus?
>
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westy
> LA,CA
>
>
>
> In a message dated 4/9/2007 8:31:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> colorworks@GCI.NET writes:
>
> I noticed that the brake lights are not coming on until the pedal is fully
> depressed, which is not a very good thing, and invites a rear end
> collision.
>
>
>
>
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