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 Post subject: ef brake light issue
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:07 pm 
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hi all
my problem is as follows:
its an ef 6cyl auto sedan
RH brake light is not as bright as the LH side, ok so i changed both globes for new ones, no difference, when tail lights are on and brake lights activated, on the RH side both brake light and tail light goes out.this was also part of the initial problem.when no tail lights are on brake lights are bright on the left side and dull on the RH side.

any ideas please.
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 Post subject: Re: ef brake light issue
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:08 pm 
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That sound pretty odd, check your relays see if there fine and not all carbon coated

 

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 Post subject: Re: ef brake light issue
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:13 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
That sound pretty odd, check your relays see if there fine and not all carbon coated


Yeah relays are probably carbon coated.

 

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 Post subject: Re: ef brake light issue
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:52 pm 
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Relays in the braking circuit ?
Where?
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 Post subject: Re: ef brake light issue
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:56 pm 
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Under the bonnet above the air box

 

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 Post subject: Re: ef brake light issue
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:02 pm 
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In a EF ?
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 Post subject: Re: ef brake light issue
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:28 pm 
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Sorry my bad, have a look under the coolant bottle. I thought they would all be the same but there not,

 

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 Post subject: Re: ef brake light issue
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:35 pm 
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Man my head is somewhere else today, the ones under the tank are thermos/fuel, then there's 4 near the battery and 4 near the air box

 

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 Post subject: Re: ef brake light issue
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:54 pm 
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there is no relay for brake lights,
relays infront of airbox are for thermo fans, ones near battery are horn, starter, low beam and high beam. under the header tank is ecu, fuel pump , ac and abs..

I would be looking at a earth issue
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 Post subject: Re: ef brake light issue
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:05 pm 
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I swear mine has em... I should not be on fordmods today!

 

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 Post subject: Re: ef brake light issue
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:13 pm 
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Hi,

Check the ground on the RHS. Also, check that the globes are twin filament, a single filament will do strange things.

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