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72 Super brake light switch
CHADMYSTER - August 11th, 2007 at 11:43 AM

Hi, my daughter has a 72 superbug. When the brake pedal is pushed the brake lights only come on when the pedal is pushed all the way in. I have metered the switch on the master cylinder and the wiring and all Ok.I tried adjusting the pedal movement to no avail. Do I need a new switch or master cylinder?. I need to get it sorted as when stopping at slow speeds the brake lights are not working. " accident waiting to happen'. Failing any other ideas I could fit a microswitch on the pedal mechanism itself?.
Thanks for any info in advance. AL


1303Steve - August 11th, 2007 at 10:48 PM

Hi

Just get a new switch, they get lazy or fill up with gunk.

Steve


dakgrrl - March 27th, 2008 at 03:53 PM

Aaah, my '73 also suffers from this problem.
What' a new switch worth?