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 MR930
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| posted on April 12th, 2015 at 12:09 PM |
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Brake light problem, 73 Beetle. On all the time, help.
The brake lights are on on my daughters beetle, they won't go off. Just pulled the wires off the master cylinder and they still stay on. Any idea
where I should start looking?
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| posted on April 12th, 2015 at 12:33 PM |
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I think it works the other way?
Short the wires you pulled off together and the light should go out
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| posted on April 12th, 2015 at 01:08 PM |
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No it doesn't.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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| posted on April 12th, 2015 at 01:09 PM |
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Are they only on when the ignition is on?
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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| posted on April 12th, 2015 at 02:16 PM |
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They should only come on with the ignition on and if you touch the 2 wires together.
If they are staying on without the wires touching or connected then its probably a bad ground causing feedback or the 2 brake light wires down to the
master cylinder switch are worn through and touching each other in the loom somewhere.
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| posted on April 12th, 2015 at 04:12 PM |
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Thanks, looks like I best look at the earths. Yes they only work with the ignition on, and when I connect them at the master cylinder they stay on
still, only one wire is live here thou.
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| posted on April 12th, 2015 at 05:23 PM |
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Ok all fixed, turned out to be the front plug on the master cylinder that's not hooked up, not sure how I only had power to one wire when I checked,
must have been a dodgy earth on the test light.
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