Yep those aftermarket parts and if you installed higher wattage bulbs check
them frequently.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart MacMillan [mailto:stuartmacm@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 8:49 PM
To: 'Finn Runyon'; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; Dennis Haynes
Subject: RE: Brake lights won't turn off

And when you replace it (them), be sure to periodically check they work.  I
replaced them both on my '84 and within a month they both failed, leaving me
with no brake lights.  The guy in the truck that nearly ran into us told me
in a way only truck drivers can.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Finn Runyon
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:04 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Brake lights won't turn off

So the brake lights on the 87 Westy I gave my daughter and son in law won't
turn off.  Some times if the fuse is pulled and then replaced the next day
they do in fact turn off.  If I disconnect the switch they stay on, and if I
jump the wires on the switch they stay on.  I don't see any reference of
this issue in the archives nor on Samba.  Any ideas?

Thanks,
Finn Runyon in Taos NM
87 Westy Pooh
89 Westy Roo