[V8] No rear brake light wackyness
Ron Wainwright
ron_01056 at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 10 13:11:11 PDT 2007
Ok I just replaced the White switct at the back of the
brake pedal & still no rear lights. I measured the old
one for depth & put the new/used switch in...then
diddled with it a bit tightening & losening it...still
nothing.
& I can't get the circuit tester to light up when I
probe the 2 wires. I did see in the wiring connector a
Blue little, what I assume is a diod....can that diod
be bad?
& the fact of the matter is when pressing the horn on
the steering wheel those relay's still click...WHY???
Ron
--- sdewitt at stx.rr.com wrote:
> The black one is for the cruise, and has a tiny
> little 2 prong plug and a vacuum hose connected to
> it. The brake switch should be a white one with a
> bit fat plug, located higher up on the pedal.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:21 pm
> Subject: Re: [V8] No rear brake light wackyness
> To: Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
>
> > I did check the switches at the back of the brake
> > pedal...there's a Black one & Clear/White
> one..which
> > do I check. But anyway....
> > ...I put a circuit tester on the wires there & the
>
> > circuit tester doesn't light up..as I mentioned in
> my
> > original post.
> > But not sure why those would be bad...I've never
> had
> > to replace them in any Audi I've owned.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > --- Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Ron,
> > >
> > > Did you check for continuity in the circuit from
> the
> > > brake light
> > > socket to the brake light switch? That'll tell
> you
> > > if there's a
> > > problem in between. You may indeed have a bad
> > > switch (you should
> > > have plenty of spares in your depot).
> > >
> > > Best of luck.
> > >
> > > Ingo
> > >
> > > On Oct 10, 2007, at 2:44 PM, Ron Wainwright
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > The turn signal & hazards work as they should.
>
> > > It's
> > > > the brakes that don't work. The dual filament
> bulb
> > > > lights up one of the filaments when I turn the
>
> > > HL's
> > > > on...but when pushing on the brake pedal the
> other
> > > > filament doesn't lite up. Totally different
> bulb
> > > from
> > > > the turn signal/hazard bulb. & the rear
> light's in
> > > the
> > > > windshield obviousley don't work eather...just
> for
> > > the
> > > > record.
> > > >
> > > > UPDATE....I pulled the fuse box & everything
> > > looks
> > > > good, all the connectors are were there
> supposed
> > > to
> > > > be, ect. The reason I mention this is cause a
> > > lister
> > > > mentioned I may have to change out
> > > fusebox's.....but I
> > > > don't think it's a fusebox issue..remember
> when
> > > > pushing on the horn..which is tied into the
> same
> > > > circuit the Logic
> > > > relay for P/N-lock (relay possision 15) &
> relay
> > > for
> > > > back-up-lights (possision 14) in the second
> tier
> > > of
> > > > relay's, they click.
> > > >
> > > > Ron
> > > >
> > > > --- sdewitt at stx.rr.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Somewhere in all that mess, is tied into the
> > > hazard
> > > >> light switch circuit. might want to check
> that,
> > > as I
> > > >> recall, both the hazard and the turn signals
> are
> > > the
> > > >> same bulb.
> > > >>
> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > >> From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> > > >> Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:48 pm
> > > >> Subject: [V8] No rear brake light wackyness
> > > >> To: v8 at audifans.com
> > > >>
> > > >>> Listers, small problem with my rear brake
> > > >>> lights...THEY DON'T WORK!
> > > >>>
> > > >>> So I check the fuses & while didling with
> fuse
> > > >>> #3....horn/brake lights/P-lock buzzer/2nd &
> 3rd
> > > >> stage
> > > >>> fan relay...I can see it lighting up, or
> > > arching,
> > > >> &
> > > >>> while pushing the horn in I hear & feel the
> > > Logic
> > > >>> relay for P/N-lock & relay for
> back-up-lights
> > > >> click.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> All bulbs are good, license plate lights
> light
> > > up,
> > > >>
> > > >>> hazards work, turn signals work, ect...just
> no
> > > >> brake
> > > >>> lights.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I all so checked the brake switches at the
> > > pedal,
> > > >> but
> > > >>> couldn't get eather to light up with a
> circuit
> > > >>> tester...is that my problem...the pedal
> > > switches?
> > > >>> I replaced both relays in the pannel as
> well,
> > > but
> > > >>> they still click.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Any help would be great since in 2 weeks
> I'll be
> > > >>> dropping the car off in MN to it's owner.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Ron
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> >
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