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tail/brake light acting up
« on: September 16, 2009, 06:04:50 PM »
ok, friend has a vw beetle. during the day the brake lights work fine, but when you turn on the lights(dash lights really since the headlights are always on) when you brake the right brake light no longer works. wtf is causing this shit?
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Re: tail/brake light acting up
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2009, 07:19:47 PM »
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Re: tail/brake light acting up
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2009, 07:26:18 PM »
So the right brake light works when you aren't pressing the brake pedal?
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Re: tail/brake light acting up
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2009, 07:30:31 PM »
check fuses
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Re: tail/brake light acting up
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2009, 07:32:50 PM »
take it to vw, they usually fix their faulty shit like that for free.
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Re: tail/brake light acting up
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2009, 10:55:41 PM »
ok the beetles headlights are always on. the brake lights work fine during the day, but when you "turn" on the headlights at night(basically lights up the dash) the right brake light doesnt light up anymore.
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Re: tail/brake light acting up
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2009, 11:09:41 PM »
you change the bulb?  check the grounds
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Re: tail/brake light acting up
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2009, 11:30:07 PM »
the obvious answer is to wire in a relay for the right brakelight to be triggered by the left side
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Re: tail/brake light acting up
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2009, 12:21:56 AM »
Quote from: c0mpl3x on September 17, 2009, 12:13:56 AM
does the right light work 100% when the headlights are in DRL mode?

yes, and the bulb has been changed
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Re: tail/brake light acting up
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2009, 10:15:53 AM »
Quote from: t_cel_t on September 16, 2009, 11:30:07 PM
the obvious answer is to wire in a relay for the right brakelight to be triggered by the left side
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Re: tail/brake light acting up
« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2009, 10:25:15 AM »
also, vw had a recall on all their brake light switches. take it in if he hasn't already, and if he has, he probably fucked up the wiring pulling the old light out. it's a bitch.
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Re: tail/brake light acting up
« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2009, 03:41:53 PM »
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