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 posted on April 18th, 2005 at 10:21 PM |
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BRAKE LIGHTS
Hi,
Hoping someone could help me with this problem-When you switch the lights on, the brake light globes don't work.You put the brakes on and they light
up! The number plate globe doesn't work.They all worked before the bug was painted. I don't want to get booked...
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| posted on April 18th, 2005 at 10:25 PM |
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maybe the wires are mixed up, ie. brake wires going to tail lights, dont know about the numberplate light dieing though?
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| posted on April 18th, 2005 at 10:48 PM |
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Hey beetle426, I know how it feels to have lights not working....
Please give us a list of what does what at what time exactly.....
When you pull the switch for your parking lights, what do you get? Front, back?
Same as with low beam, high beam, and indicators...and brakes...from there, we can try to help.
As for numberplate light, it will run off one of the tail lights, so there should be a wire going off there to the number plate light. Trace it, see
if its hooked up. is the bulb in the light functional?
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Beetle426
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 posted on April 18th, 2005 at 10:57 PM |
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Thanks akean1 for the reply.I might go and ask the mechanic i go to in Newcastle-Nymeyer Automotive at Belmont.In most cases the more i touch, the
more i destroy! These dudes are very helpful-they tell me what to do and if im stuck, they fix at a fair price.Thanks again.
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| posted on April 18th, 2005 at 11:02 PM |
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sounds like a dud earth somewhere??? especially likley ifn' its just been painted
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Beetle426
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| posted on April 18th, 2005 at 11:11 PM |
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Hey Phantom,
The front parking lights don't work.High beam works as i drive with high beams-one low beam globe is blown...Same for the back-they don't work.Just
got it running great.I ditched the electronic ignition for the standard setup.Its fun playing with the new cars-i get out accelerated at the start but
im all over them on corners... most of them...72 Super Bug.
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| posted on April 19th, 2005 at 07:10 AM |
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true hs400, the earthing points would be a great place to start if it has been painted.
Did you get it done at a professional painter? If so, they should ensure the lights are all OK when the car leaves, part of the deal I reckon. No
good painting your car but sending it out less roadworthy than what it was when it came in.
If it was done elsewhere (eg backyard job), can the painter give you a hand in looking? They should have a good idea, knowing what they moved,
etc.
Or, if this fails....yes, a mechanic, you'll probably pay a few $$ but they can have a good look over. Or an auto electrician, if its only one
problem area, etc they will probably find it quickly.
We're happy to help here, although a lot of it will come from you following wires and doing the manual work, as we can't see the exact situation.
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| posted on April 19th, 2005 at 09:28 PM |
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I painted it myself.Thanks for all the replies.I will post the solution as soon as i get it soughted-
[Edited on 19-4-2005 by Beetle426]
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Beetle426
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| posted on April 22nd, 2005 at 03:26 PM |
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Fixed it, $85 later.Hmm i love spending money on stuff like this.But at least i won't have to worry about being booked..........
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| posted on April 22nd, 2005 at 10:28 PM |
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What was the problem with it, and what did you buy? So it's all fine now, all the lights are OK?
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| posted on April 23rd, 2005 at 06:07 PM |
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do you know exactly what was wrong with it? may help later on when the same problem appears again...
my car did the same thing when I bought it, some lights didn't work. got out a fine sandpaper and just cleaned the contact points and it was good
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| posted on April 23rd, 2005 at 10:18 PM |
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My mechanic told me the back left brakelight had power-i accidently put the wires on the wrong way...The right side had no power coming to it.So he
added a wire to the left side to feed power to the right side.Put in new parker globes at the front,adjusted the front lights and all is working.You
could say most of it was labour-it had him stumped him for a while....
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| posted on April 25th, 2005 at 01:59 AM |
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oh well at least you got it fixed
guess $85 is cheaper than a ticket! |
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