Maybe I can follow your suggestion with the dash still installed?

Maybe also, there could be a way to install manual override at the switch so I can manually flip the brake lights "on" as a temporary fix? I was thinking of bringing wire all way back to the bulbs directly... but this could be a shorter distance... 

From: Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Brake Lights

> I would start with the switches on the master cylinder.  check for
> continuity between the terminal on the switch to ground when the
> brake pedal is depressed.
> Edward
> 
> At 02:39 AM 1/2/2009, M'obeechi wrote:
> >My brake lights aren't working.
> >
> >The bulbs are good, and new
> >
> >The fuses replaced... more than once...
> >
> >A switch replaced... the guy said it only needed one switch .. there
> >are two... for redundancy I guess...
> >
> >They were working yesterday... but not today...
> >
> >This is really starting to get on my nerves... Is there a secret
> >place or way to solve this?
> >
> >I'm ready to just wire in a light I switch manually if I can't get
> >this solved...
> 

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