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have a 97 fairlane and the brake lights dont work, checked the globes and fuses. Any got any idea what i check next? thanks
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| shnoza |
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brake switch
its on the brake petal. cost about $10 i think
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| madmax |
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Brake switch is very common problem. Nearly always the cause.
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happened to me a year and a half ago.
changed the switch on the back of the brake pedel and no more problem...
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| TwistedEL |
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How much to Fraud charge for these? I went through a few on my EL and the wreckers charged $20 each.
In the end I bent up the tabs on either end, where it makes contact with the brake pedal. Worked like a charm. |
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| Walker |
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Quite often the switch isn't the problem.
I've had a cpl of cases where i fitted a new switch and still no brake lights, i then cleaned everything and greased it, still nothing, i removed one of the nylon bushes and bingo... It was stopping the switch from contacting. |
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new switches are more than 10 bucjs 30 odd last time i got one and that was a couple of years ago
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Posts: 69 Joined: 27th Dec 2006 Ride: EF Wagon Location: Canberra - not as bad as you think |
If all the brake lights are out, it's probably the brake light switch. On my 96 EF, I had to use a cable tie to stop the brake light switch from rotating and keep it in position, otherwise it would stop working after a while.
You can get the switches from Supercheap for less than $15 last time I looked. Can't vouch for the quality though. Genuine $40+. Good luck.
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when my brake lights went i turned my parkers on when i was braking it was so funny i had a trailer on to...
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Well a brake light switch from auto pro is $12.95, Repco ones are about 15 and dont even bother with ford as theyre close on $40 from what i hear.... Probably better quality but meh
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I had to replace my brake light switch on my EB Fairmont Ghia just the other day.
My lights were working fine, took the car to Vic Roads to get the defect lifted, as i'd repaired all the defects, then during testing, the damn switch failed. Went to Ford down the street, paid $17 and fit it in the Vic Roads car park, lights working again & defect lifted. You can test rather easily if it's the switch or the wiring. Just unplug the switch, grab a paperclip, bend it up so you can insert it to join the two terminals of the switch. If the brake lights come on, switch is dead. If not, problem lies elsewhere, such as wiring. Cheers ToranaGuy
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| Mitch_ |
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i got mine for 9.95 at repco
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had the same prob too...
*globes were ok.. *replaced the brake switch.. -still wernt working.. *replaced both brake light harnesse's.. -still not working.. *after 5 mins racking my brain i remembered the brake light blade fuse.. *WAS BLOWN!! so after spending $80 it was a 5 cent part!!    
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fordfreak ef wrote: had the same prob too...
*globes were ok.. *replaced the brake switch.. -still wernt working.. *replaced both brake light harnesse's.. -still not working.. *after 5 mins racking my brain i remembered the brake light blade fuse.. *WAS BLOWN!! so after spending $80 it was a 5 cent part!! wouldnt u check everything b4 buying anything? or is that illogical?
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Mitch_ wrote: i got mine for 9.95 at repco
Should have bought 2, it wont last long. I bought a cpl of the $6.50 jobs from Bursons, i didn't even get 6 months out of it, they ended up getting some USA made switches for about $12 so i bought one of them, i fitted it and sold the car over 12 months later and still working fine. In 9 years i would have gone through 6 switches easy. |
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