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hamebrew

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electric puzzler
« on: 12 February 2009, 20:12:50 »
this is driving me crazy every time i press the brakes the brake light warning comes on i've replaced the bulb and cleaned the contacts, now when i switch the ignition off with my foot on the brake pedal the n/s front  sidelight comes on and the engine keeps ticking over  :-?
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Re: electric puzzler
« Reply #1 on: 12 February 2009, 20:16:46 »
If you use non vx bulbs they dont seem to like it and give this message.
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Re: electric puzzler
« Reply #2 on: 12 February 2009, 22:39:19 »
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this is driving me crazy every time i press the brakes the brake light warning comes on i've replaced the bulb and cleaned the contacts, now when i switch the ignition off with my foot on the brake pedal the n/s front  sidelight comes on and the engine keeps ticking over  :-?

Sounds like you need a preist and a bottle of Holy water!  ;D  ;D  ;D
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Re: electric puzzler
« Reply #3 on: 12 February 2009, 22:45:48 »
Bad earth i would say...
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Re: electric puzzler
« Reply #4 on: 12 February 2009, 22:48:06 »
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Bad earth i would say...

Yep... Bad earth every time :y :y :y

[edit]Or alternatively wrong bulbs fitted and crossing the terminals :-/ :-/[/edit]
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Re: electric puzzler
« Reply #5 on: 12 February 2009, 23:48:29 »
Cars are extremely sensitive to the correct lamps being fitted for some reason.  Gen VX ones seem to throw less problems....   :y
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Re: electric puzzler
« Reply #6 on: 13 February 2009, 08:31:56 »
Halfrauds bulbs can cause these issues.  Check bulb contact on base bulb clean.
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Re: electric puzzler
« Reply #7 on: 13 February 2009, 10:07:40 »
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Bad earth i would say...

Yep... Bad earth every time :y :y :y

[edit]Or alternatively wrong bulbs fitted and crossing the terminals :-/ :-/[/edit]

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sidelight comes on and the engine keeps ticking over

That'd be some earth fault!
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