Brake Light issues v.ugh

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  • JCarp90
    E30 Mastermind
    • Feb 2011
    • 1759

    #1

    Brake Light issues v.ugh

    So, I got pulled over about a week ago and was told that my brake lights were out. All of them. Weird. I checked the fuse and it was blown. Put in a new fuse and the second I turned my car on, it blew. So I did some digging online and some people were saying that maybe the light carriers were damaged or corroded or something so I checked and that's not the case. I changed all bulbs and cleaned off the contacts and put it back together. No luck. New brake light switch- no luck. Oh, and the fuse doesn't blow if the brake light switch is unplugged. Tried new bulb carriers out of a perfectly working car, still blows. Ideas? I checked the little adapters the taillight carriers plug into and they look brand new. Hosed em out with some air even to get dust and shit out. Nothing. I read in the Bentley that there's a relay by the antenna motor or something but I couldn't see one.

    Not sure if I mentioned this or not but the tail lights, reverse lights and turn signals all work perfectly. Derp.


    I need help or Mika is getting bitch slapped.

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    Last edited by JCarp90; 08-02-2012, 10:39 AM.
  • Tico Frank
    Grease Monkey
    • Feb 2011
    • 351

    #2
    Sup dood
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    • JCarp90
      E30 Mastermind
      • Feb 2011
      • 1759

      #3
      Originally posted by Tico Frank
      Sup dood
      Sup dood. You get that 24volt swap runnin yet?

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      • dogsbark26
        E30 Addict
        • Nov 2008
        • 533

        #4
        Test brake light switch. If shorting, replace.

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        • JCarp90
          E30 Mastermind
          • Feb 2011
          • 1759

          #5
          I mentioned in the post that I did replace my brake light switch.

          It's resolved now. I discovered that my clutch pedal was rubbing on a wire coming out of the ABS unit on the under side of the dash and it rubbed it raw. I recovered the wire and it's been fine.

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