[T3] DOT 5 and brake light switches
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Thu Nov 5 15:01:57 PST 2015
In a message dated 11/5/2015 5:34:20 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
snj at blef.org writes:
On 11/04 12:57, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:
>
> You might want to use the 2 terminal brake light switches, as they
> seem to last the longest.
Which isn't saying much, unfortunately. I've never owned a fancy modern
3-prong car, but I've had tons of trouble with failing 2-prong brake
light switches in my VWs (no DOT 5 involved) over the last decade.
Everything seems to be junk. I just try to think of brake light
switches as wear items and hope that whatever one doesn't take a
ridiculous amount of pressure to engage.
This is a good moment to appreciate the fact that we're not trying to
find usable screw terminal brake light switches. We've got it easy.
Soren
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If this is the case, then you might want to look into going with a
"non-stock"solution like John J. did.
I believe someone (a company) is selling a kit that moves the brake light
switch to inside the car, and eliminates the hydraulic switches altogether.
They advertise in the Samba classifieds, along with Hot VWs magazine. I
think Hot VWs even did an article on installing it.
That said, I've been using Standard brand brake switches on my VWs for the
last 15 years. Granted most of the have been with DoT 3 brake fluid. But
my T-34 (that got rebuilt in 2010, got DoT 5, as did my 71 Notch. Both have
since been sold, but neither purchaser has complained of a switch going bad,
and I ran the 71 from 2008 to 2011 without an issue, and the T-34 got over
3K miles on it before I sold it last fall (it went to the UK, and they MOT
them there).
I do however agree with you that quite a few parts being sold these days
are crap. I replaced 2 switches for a buddy of mine on his 69 Square, and 1
of the 2 leaked out the bakelite end. I took it back and it was replaced
free of charge (although he had to order another 1 up). I've even got junk
from ISP, so it's not just limited to local people or companies. :O
Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
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