Re: [Tigers] Brake light switch

[Gary Winblad <winbladgary@gmail.com>]

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I can see my third brake light on my roll bar every time I step on the
brake!

Yeah, if you check, you might be surprised how bad your pressure switch
is.. another reason to
put a mechanical switch on the pedal!
Gary


On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 9:23=E2=80=AFAM Jay Laifman <jay.laifman@gmail.com>=
 wrote:

> So perhaps the other question is how often to folks check that their brak=
e
> lights are coming on as soon as they want them to?  It used to be that wh=
en
> I was at a stoplight, and a car pulled up behind me, I'd routinely look a=
t
> the reflection in the bumper or grille to see if my brake lights were on,
> and I'd test with light pressure too.  When was the last time a car with
> chrome pulled up behind us?!
>
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 9:06=E2=80=AFAM Harry Elam via Tigers <
> tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> B382000471 still has an original mechanical switch installed over 20
>> years ago. We have used silicone brake fluid for decades and drain and
>> flush periodically. As usual, when purchased I bought a spare. Dan has i=
t
>> now if you want more info.
>> Harry Elam
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I can see my third brake light on my roll bar every t=
ime I step on the brake!</div><div><br></div><div>Yeah, if you check, you m=
ight be surprised how bad your pressure switch is.. another reason to</div>=
<div>put a mechanical switch on the pedal!</div><div>Gary</div><div><br></d=
iv></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"l=
tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 9:23=E2=80=AFAM Jay Laifma=
n &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jay.laifman@gmail.com";>jay.laifman@gmail.com</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px=
 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div di=
r=3D"ltr">So perhaps the other question is how often to folks check that th=
eir brake lights are coming on as soon as they want them to?=C2=A0 It used =
to be that when I was at a stoplight, and a car pulled up behind me, I&#39;=
d routinely look at the reflection in the bumper or grille to see if my bra=
ke lights were on, and I&#39;d test with light pressure too.=C2=A0 When was=
 the last time a car with chrome pulled up behind us?!</div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 24, 2025=
 at 9:06=E2=80=AFAM Harry Elam via Tigers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@auto=
x.team.net" target=3D"_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border=
-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">B382000471 still has an =
original mechanical switch installed over 20 years ago. We have used silico=
ne brake fluid for decades and drain and flush periodically. As usual, when=
 purchased I bought a spare. Dan has it now if you want more info.<br>
Harry Elam<br>
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