Where / What the brake light switch ??

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Where / What the brake light switch ??

By fhukingviet
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:24 am #105304 I recently got a new cabin main wire harness exchanged, everything except the brake lights work, can someone point me out on where i can find it and check if it wasnt plugged in or whats wrong! thanks!
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By blockustomz
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:30 am #105305 did u check around the ebrake? i know theres a connect around there.

By fhukingviet
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:07 am #105326 ebrake lights up perfectly on the cluster, thanks for the suggestion though
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By boosted94
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:08 am #105327 the switch is located on the insde of the fire wall up around where the brake pedal lever hinges. sounds like it coul've been missed while plugging stuff in. Those switches are supposed to fail safe to on unless not plugged in. Check all fuses and bulbs as well.
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By suspendedHatch
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:52 pm #105447 It's on the brake pedal. Cruise control equipped vehicles have a four pin harness. Non cruise have a two pin.

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By fhukingviet
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:17 am #105834 wow thanks for being that exact with the picture, would the wire be coming from the cabin harness or something else

By fhukingviet
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:52 pm #105971 thanks teal, does anyone also know why horn/stop fuse keeps blowing when i press the breaks, it just pops
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By Greasedmonkey
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:55 pm #105973 there is a short in the wiring somewhere.

Its grounded somewhere.

By fhukingviet
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:24 am #106050 seems kinda strange, i cant find anything behind the interior panels around the rear seats, any other suggestions . everything looks stock how there supose to be
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By Greasedmonkey
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:46 am #106054 there should be a harness behind the driverside rear panel.

By fhukingviet
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:06 pm #106136 is there something that can be causing the lights to use up so much power, the fuses seem to blow pretty bad. 20Amp ones, all the wires behind the rear panel interiors look like they havent been tampered with or so.. any other suggestions
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By suspendedHatch
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:47 pm #106149 It's not the bulbs pulling the current dummy. It's the short in the wire. A direct short offers up virtually no resistance. If the fuse isn't there to disconnect the circuit, the will pull as much current as your battery allows. Read the specs on your battery... it's going to pull several hundred amps! This is how you set your car on fire.

First of all, stop replacing the fuse. Each time you blow a fuse you could be damaging the wiring. Especially if you're putting higher rated fuses.

Next thing you need to do is go to Sears and get a $25 multi-meter. Then go to the autoparts store and get a $15 repair manual. Using the wire diagram, you'll have to trace down the short starting at the beginning of the circuit and working your way all the way back.

By fhukingviet
- Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:08 am #106229 okay haha, will do probally better in the long run anyway
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