Brakelights not working, Park Lights are?

[fane]

hey guys,

i need some help, my brakes lights arnt working but my rear park lights are, so it cant be a fuse. I recently pulled my dash out and fitted white dash so there is a good chance i knocked something on the way, i dont know what im looking for...

im thinking it must me something to do with the brake pedal switch thingo...

can someone please point me in the right direction??

thanks guys

[blind_elk]

It can be a fuse - the brake lights and tail / park lights are on two separate circuits.

Unlikely that all four would go at the same time, but you've checked that the globes are still OK?

[fane]

tail light fuse in the boot is fine any other ideas? the wing light isnt working either... but arnt the park/tail lights duel stage so they are 1 globe? that way they cant be blown?

[fane]

also i took my s1 wing off... that shouldnt have any reason to stop it working....should it?

just incase im going to put it back on tonight...

[blind_elk]

There is possibly a fuse in the block under the steering wheel (don't know 33s that well).

The globes are "twin filament" type - one filament is the tail / park, and the other is the brake. It's possible for one filament to blow and not affect the workings of the other filament.

The fact that your hi-level brake doesn't work as well suggests a fuse. Or the switch on the brake pedal has been disconnected / broken.

[fane]

i'll try find that fuse that runs the brake light switch on the pedal tonight (if there is one)

and how can i make sure the switch is working properly? it just looks like a bolt with a heap of wires going into it...

[rsx84]

with the 33's is there a "sensor" at the peddle, at the back of the stop peddle there my be a thing that when you stop, pressing the peddle depresses this button which sents the signal to the lights to get them to work, it may be the problem, if its there adjust it ?? then again if the 33's don't have this thing then its something else!!

[blind_elk]

It's a simple on-off switch. When the brake pedal is "up", there should be 12V on one side of the switch. When the pedal is "down", there should be 12V on BOTH sides.

[rsx84]

It's a simple on-off switch. When the brake pedal is "up", there should be 12V on one side of the switch. When the pedal is "down", there should be 12V on BOTH sides.

Bingo.. thats the thing that stopped my stoplights from working all i did was adjust it and they worked fine, hope this is the case for the 33's??

[fane]

so do i i'll have a look in about 10 mins... as its lunch time and that means lunch break!! i have been driving around without brake lights... its exciting

[Mr GTS4]

happens in my R32 aswell. i just have to fiddle with it every now and then.

[fane]

i can see the bit i need to adjust....

i'll rip it out tonight and see if i can get it going... is there anyway i can test it so i know the switch is working? apart from the obvious

[Sumo]

you can use a multimeter and test for continuity.

Sumo

[fane]

might do some homemade multimeter because i dont have one... spark spark thanks sumo

[fane]

arhhhhh still broken!! gonna go crazy!! helps!!

[Revhead]

Dude - have you checked the BRAKE light fuse (NOT the tail/park fuse)? Always check the simple stuff first

[fane]

where is the brakelight fuse? in the fuse box at your knee? if so then yes i have check all of them but they are all fine...

[zanda]

dude. you gotta get a multimeter. theyre $15 and theyre infinitely useful.

unless you buy the dodgy ones that I got and then it shorts everything you're trying to test.

you can also use this to test that all your fuses have got through-conductivity.

[Revhead]

As promised, here's the fuse panel cover under the dash, translated.

And yes, having a decent multimeter rocks

[Sumo]

test lights are cheaper then multimeters, and are brilliant.

They tell you where the power is getting to.

Sumo