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Re: [TR] TR3A Brake light switch

To: "Alex" <ambritts@bellsouth.net>,triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net,"*Triumphs
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3A Brake light switch
From: dlylis@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:42:18 +0000
Alex,
I doscovered that mine wa doing the same thing, which caused me great concern 
when I thought about the Escalade and the H2s that I often see looming in my 
mirror. 
I fitted an Oldsmoblie brake light switch directly to the pedal arm and 
adjusted such that a touch of the pedal produces a bright brake light, 
immediately. Concourse it ain't.  Highly recommended. I found two pressure 
switches to be woefully inadequate. 




------Original Message------
From: Alex
Sender: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
To: *Triumphs List
Subject: [TR] TR3A Brake light switch
Sent: Sep 26, 2010 11:40 AM

Hi all,

My 59 TR3 brake lights only come on with an excessive amount of brake pedal
pressure. In most cases the lights to not work when approaching a stop unless
I apply the brakes in the last moment with full pressure. I am assuming that
the switch is not working properly.

I am looking at two approaches to solve this obvious safety issue.

1st one is the easiest, replacing the old switch with a new one. My question
is, has anyone replaced these switches with a new one and did the new one work
with minimal pressure on the brake pedal as one would expect. Or am I going to
end up with the same result that I have now.

2nd approach would be to bypass this switch with a brake pedal mounted one
like my TR6 brake switch.

Any feedback on the TR3 replacement switch would be appreciated.

Thx,

Alex Manzo

59 TR3
72 TR6

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