MOT fail, help needed

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    Saxo failed MOT today, nothing too major, but the one I am posting about is lack of brake lights.

    O/S light was full of water and had blown the bulb, put on my spare light unit with good bulbs, still nothing. Other bulb is fine too....so FUSE.

    Haynes manual, fuse F7 below dash passenger side, also does reversing lights. Check reversing lights, aha, don't work.

    Remove fuse F7 and its fine.

    Find this thread.....is F7 the brake light fuse or not?

    If it is, then any other suggestions, since bulbs are all good and fuse F7 is good. Find it unlikely (though not impossible) that both brake switch and reversing light switch have died at same time.


    Other fails were high lambda, most likely caused by crack in exhaust (caused by the shitty roads here)
    Front strut insert loose (only been on less than a year, am sure I tightened it up, could roads cause that too?)
    And a ripped rubber boot, again those damn roads.....seriously, there are some roads here I cannot go on for fear of getting stuck, and my Saxo isnt that low!!
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    If you search fuse diagram then it will show you a layout of the fuse board and whats where, cant remember which it is of the top of my head,
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    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...t=fuse+diagram
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    Most likely your brake light switch..
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    if you had water if your rear light it could have blown anything in the curcuits that are involved. just because the fuse doesnt look blown doesnt mean it isnt, not all fuses blow in that middle section.
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tomnelson View Post
    if you had water if your rear light it could have blown anything in the curcuits that are involved. just because the fuse doesnt look blown doesnt mean it isnt, not all fuses blow in that middle section.
    what he said. Fuse looked (and still does) perfect, but tried another just in case, brake lights fine now