brake lights..what have i done to you!!

helg1 · 22nd December 2013, 21:34

Hi ..help sought from knowlegeable people.! My brake lights remain on all the time.As soon as ignition is switched on they remain on.I have complied with practically every advice here including havin new switch inserted.Allbulbs working including number plate and cleaned contacts, all to no avail..apart from auto electrician having a look is there anything i can do..!! Thanks for any advice...helg1

HarryM1BYT · 22nd December 2013, 21:47

It may just be the switch which has not been properly inserted. Its a push fit into socket, just retained by friction. Press the pedal down, push the switch in fully, then release the pedal gently. Let the pedal jerk back, and it may push it too far back out - so gently does it..

Dragrad · 22nd December 2013, 23:49

Thread moved to appropriate forum. Re-direct left in old.

whitevanman · 23rd December 2013, 08:42

I imagine the switch fixing is similar to the cruise one, if so mine wasn't being held in place securely and moved everytime you took your foot off the clutch, 10mins and a dab of superglue cured it..

HarryM1BYT · 23rd December 2013, 08:46

So far as I know, the 'cruise switch' is the brake light switch, so if the OP's brake lights are misbehaving, so will the cruise. The clutch has a similar switch on its pedal.

trikey · 23rd December 2013, 09:03

Fuse 13 in passenger fusebox, if memory serves me right.

(On a later fusebox)

helg1 · 23rd December 2013, 10:54

thanks..will check it out..hekg1

helg1 · 23rd December 2013, 10:58

many thanks..will give it a go as soon as weather dries up..cheers

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Originally Posted by whitevanman

I imagine the switch fixing is similar to the cruise one, if so mine wasn't being held in place securely and moved everytime you took your foot off the clutch, 10mins and a dab of superglue cured it..

22nd December 2013, 21:34	#1
helg1 Newbie mgzt Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: camborne Posts: 10 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	brake lights..what have i done to you!! Hi ..help sought from knowlegeable people.! My brake lights remain on all the time.As soon as ignition is switched on they remain on.I have complied with practically every advice here including havin new switch inserted.Allbulbs working including number plate and cleaned contacts, all to no avail..apart from auto electrician having a look is there anything i can do..!! Thanks for any advice...helg1 Last edited by helg1; 22nd December 2013 at 21:36.. Reason: left details out..car is zt190 saloon 05 model.

22nd December 2013, 21:47	#2
HarryM1BYT This is my second home 75 Contemporary SE Mk II 2004 Man. Sal. CDTi 135ps, FBH on red diesel, WinCE6 DD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Leeds Posts: 17,273 Thanks: 2,160 Thanked 2,061 Times in 1,586 Posts	It may just be the switch which has not been properly inserted. Its a push fit into socket, just retained by friction. Press the pedal down, push the switch in fully, then release the pedal gently. Let the pedal jerk back, and it may push it too far back out - so gently does it.. __________________ Harry How To's and items I offer for free, or just to cover the cost of my expenses... http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...40#post1764540 Fix a poor handbrake; DIY ABS diagnostic unit; Loan of the spanner needed to change the CDT belts; free OBD diagnostics +MAF; Correct Bosch MAF cheap; DVB-T install in an ex-hi-line system; DD install with a HK amp; FBH servicing. I've taken a vow of poverty. To annoy me, send money.

22nd December 2013, 23:49	#3
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23rd December 2013, 08:42	#4
whitevanman This is my second home 2001 Connie SE CDT, 2002 2.0Petrol Laguna SportHatch Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Althorne Posts: 3,122 Thanks: 319 Thanked 441 Times in 318 Posts	I imagine the switch fixing is similar to the cruise one, if so mine wasn't being held in place securely and moved everytime you took your foot off the clutch, 10mins and a dab of superglue cured it.. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Today the 23rd of April I will mostly be: Kids, bikes, dog, kids, bikes, dog...Seems to be a pattern forming here Car: Connie SE CDT Manual, Mods: O-Rings, Silicon intercooler hose, Stainless EGR Bypass, BMW PCV Mod, 160 Upgrade, DD Unit, Projector Headlights, Powerflex Bottom Mount, Remote Clutch reservoir, SS Compensator; Inline Stat To Come: cat gut (when replacing iffy section). Meteors after refurb..

23rd December 2013, 08:46	#5
HarryM1BYT This is my second home 75 Contemporary SE Mk II 2004 Man. Sal. CDTi 135ps, FBH on red diesel, WinCE6 DD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Leeds Posts: 17,273 Thanks: 2,160 Thanked 2,061 Times in 1,586 Posts	So far as I know, the 'cruise switch' is the brake light switch, so if the OP's brake lights are misbehaving, so will the cruise. The clutch has a similar switch on its pedal. __________________ Harry How To's and items I offer for free, or just to cover the cost of my expenses... http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...40#post1764540 Fix a poor handbrake; DIY ABS diagnostic unit; Loan of the spanner needed to change the CDT belts; free OBD diagnostics +MAF; Correct Bosch MAF cheap; DVB-T install in an ex-hi-line system; DD install with a HK amp; FBH servicing. I've taken a vow of poverty. To annoy me, send money.

23rd December 2013, 09:03	#6
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,826 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	brake lights..what have i done to you!! Fuse 13 in passenger fusebox, if memory serves me right. (On a later fusebox) __________________ Lest we forget.. Last edited by trikey; 23rd December 2013 at 09:08..

23rd December 2013, 10:54	#7
helg1 Newbie mgzt Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: camborne Posts: 10 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks..will check it out..hekg1