To those replacing brake light switches....I'm using a generic switch i bought
from Auto Zone in my 78 Spitfire. Unless you are in to original or more
expensive, you might want to give it a try. It's worked fine for me for about a
year now.
Sumner Weisman wrote:
> Robert,
>
> I put in a new brake light switch, which I purchased from one of the Big 3,
> and it only lasted for one year. After that I had to press the brake pedal
> very hard to make the lights go on, harder than in normal driving. I got
> another new one, and it's been fine now for 1 1/2 years. Yours may be bad.
>
>
> Disconnect the battery. Take off the two wires from the switch and put an
> ohm meter across the switch. It should read infinity. (open circuit.)
> Step on the brake pedal. The meter should now read zero ohms (short
> circuit). If it does not read a low resistance, replace it.
>
> Sumner Weisman
> 62 TR-3B
>
> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:32:10 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Robert Laing <robertla@unixg.ubc.ca>
> Subject: TR6 brake lights!
>
> I have noticed that my break lights have stopped working lately. I know
> that the actual bulbs are fine, and I replace the brake switch only one
> year ago. Can anyone suggest where I should start looking to fix this
> problem.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Robert Laing
> 76 TR6
> 65,500 miles
> vancouver B.C. Canada
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