intermittent brake lights

[Andrew Lundy]

I'm not sure what your problem is but a possible difference between night
and day popped into my head(other than the obvious).

Did you check your brake lights last night with your lights on and then
today with them off??  That may be why they didn't work last night but did
this morning!!  Your brake lights may only work when your lights are off!!

Just a guess!!

Hope this helps!!!
---
Andrew Lundy
fast928 at prodigy.net
90 80Q
91 90
95 90Q




----- Original Message -----
From: "Livolsi, Stephane" <Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com>
To: "'Audi Quattro List'" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 12:33 PM
Subject: intermittent brake lights


> I noticed last night when I got home and backed in against a wall that
> my brake lights weren't working.  I immediately pressed the horn (they
> are on the same fuse) and was quite surprised to hear the horn sound.
> OK, so it's not the fuse (I visually checked just to be sure) could both
> brake lights have burnt out at the same time?  Nope and here is where it
> gets strange.  I left it overnight (too dark/late to work on it) and
> figured I would do some checking this morning.  Hop in, turn on the key,
> press the brake pedal and .... we have both brake light's working.
> WTF?!?!?  Absolutely nothing changed from last night.  I didn't move the
> car or fiddle with anything between the time when the lights weren't
> working and when they were.  From experience I know that this kind of
> intermittent problem is a real PITA to hunt down so I am hoping a lister
> had a similar prob and found a likely suspect.....
>
> I haven't had a chance to look at anything yet and figured while I am at
> work I may as well throw this out to the masses.....
>
> Any suggestions, anyone?
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Stephane Livolsi
> Williams Lake, BC, Canada
> 86 5KTQ (If you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)
>