Slightly retarded brake light...

1. user_27121 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 5204

   #1 5th February 2010, 20:16

   Both brake lights work fine when my sidelights aren't on... but as soon as I turn them on, and brake, the right light just turns off completely.
   
   It has to be a wiring problem or something. Any idea how to sort it?
2. user_29778 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 Stourbridge Posts: 3996 Vauxhall corsa 1.2 Saxo 1.6 vtr

   #2 5th February 2010, 20:18

   Any noticable damage to the circuit board?
3. user_27121 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 5204

   #3 5th February 2010, 20:21

   No all looks fine to me.
4. MunkyBoy Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Maldon Posts: 2033 1. MK2 Chalked VT'd 1.1 2. MK1 VTS

   #4 5th February 2010, 20:21

   Ooo! I had this.
   
   Take the bulbs out and reseat.
   
   I ended up replacing my bulbs due to another reason, and it fixed it.
5. user_27121 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 5204

   #5 5th February 2010, 20:28

   All the bulbs or just the one that's playing up?
   
   And reseat?
6. MunkyBoy Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Maldon Posts: 2033 1. MK2 Chalked VT'd 1.1 2. MK1 VTS

   #6 5th February 2010, 20:31

   Literally, I took all of my bulbs out one by one and reseated them to make sure.
   
   Reseat, as in, take out - put back in properly again.
   
   
   I replaced the indicator bulbs and the tail / brake lights. But my indicators were due for a change anyway.

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7. user_27121 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 5204

   #7 5th February 2010, 20:48

   Cheers mate
8. dave_1 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 llwyngwril Posts: 2698 saxo vts, Landrover td5, 16 tonne skyline

   #8 5th February 2010, 21:59

   my left brake light used to just go off 4 no reason would work 4 a bit wen i reseated it found out the conections in the lamp pods wernt connecting prop so i pushed them up 2 touch the bulb with a screwdriver
9. brogan5050 Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Birmingham Posts: 1171 Black MK2 VT...

   #9 5th February 2010, 22:16

   mine did it aswell.