hey cc. i realized i had a problem with my brake lights the other day. when i hit the brakes my lights wont brighten up on either side. when i do turn on my parking lights they light up but still will not get brighter when i hit the brakes. one of my lights and my third brake light were out already so i thought the other one just went out but when i replaced the blub it did the same thing with the new bulb. I recently did a auto to manuel swap so do you think it could be the pedal switch or anything else??? help before i get a ticket PLEASE. thanks...
brake lights wont brighten up. HELP!!!
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well i know its not my fueses now. i just checked all of them and all of them were fine. looking at the switch for the brake peddel switch it looks like the switch is suppose to be pushed down when your not on the brake and released when it is pressed. right now its never pushed down. i could be wrong about how i think it works but can someone check out there set up and tell me if im right or not. and where is the switch suppose to be hooked up to?
when your pedal is up it should open the circuit (pushed in) when the brake pedal is pushed down it will close the circuit(let out) could be an aligning issue, may have to adjust it. get someone to stand at the back of the car and watch the lights when you manually push it to see if the switch works or not, is so, then align it properly
im not sure what you are refering to? do you have power at the switch by the pedal? if yes and switch works - check bulbs and grounds, if no - trace back the circuit to the fuses and find your open, the circuit only has so much in it that can be wrong. find out where to start (which side of the circuit, power or control)92EGCivic said:
hey, i have the same problem as 92civiceg and i have no clue as to what the problem is. i've checked all fuses, bulbs and even the brake switch on top of the brake pedal and everything seems to be fine. all my lights works when they are turned on but then when i step on the brakes, it doesnt get brighter (nothing happens), sometimes when the car sits for acouple days without being driven, the brake lights starts to work again.
i think i believe i have a short somewhere in my wires but i would have no clue as to how i would find that short. this problem is really pissing me off and really getting me to hate my car.
i think i believe i have a short somewhere in my wires but i would have no clue as to how i would find that short. this problem is really pissing me off and really getting me to hate my car.