[T3] Brake Lights

[Bryon Garvin]

I'm trying to sort thru some things in my head before I get under the car
tonight.

If the brake warning light does not light when I press the pedal, and does
light when I test it....does that tell me anything about whether these
switches might be bad or not?

Does it tell anything about whether there is 12v at the brake light
switches?

I have a black and white electrical diagram at work which is hard to
understand.  I have the color one at home but just trying to troubleshoot
this from my desk before I get home.

Thanks,

- Bryon, '71 Fastback

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Bryon Garvin <spinningrooves at gmail.com>wrote:

> Oh, to clarify...
> the brake lights should work without the key on, right?
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Bryon Garvin <spinningrooves at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Sounds good Jim.  I'll let you know when I get to put a test meter on it.
>>  Hopefully tonight.
>>
>> Dang, if both switches failed, that would be just one year of service and
>> I don't really drive the car in the winter because it's not waterproof yet.
>>  So that's really even less than a year....
>>
>> Time will tell. Thanks,
>>
>>  - Bryon
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 10:41 AM, <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> > Why would both brake lights not work when they were, up until recently?
>>>
>>> The 2 switches are wired in parallel, so teh system will work as long as
>>> at least one switch is still good. The result is that everything will
>>> appear to be fine until the SECOND switch fails.
>>>
>>> The reality of all this is that the quality of modern replacement
>>> switches
>>> is really poor. They don't last long. It is most likely that both of
>>> yours
>>> have failed.
>>>
>>> I have Meyle and another brand in stock for reasonable prices, but I
>>> don't
>>> yet know if their quality is any better than what you bought before.
>>>
>>> Check out your switches and let us know where the problem was.
>>>
>>>
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