[V8] No rear brake light wackyness

[Ron Wainwright]

You know how I'm stupid whenh it comes to
this......how would I "jump the switch"? 

 Ron

--- Scott Phillips <Scottp at ippe.com> wrote:

> Ron.. if you just jump the switch the lights should
> come on
> 
> Scott
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
> Of Ron Wainwright
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:46 PM
> To: Ingo Rautenberg
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] No rear brake light wackyness
> 
> Ok, again I just checked the Black switch & with the
> pedal pressed in or not the circuit tester doesn't
> light up.
>  So I'll replace the Black switch & see what
> happens.
> 
>  Thanx
> Ron
> 
> --- Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Ron, I believe the black one is for the brake
> lights
> > and the clear is  
> > for the cruise control interrupt switch.  The one
> > for the brake  
> > lights works such that when the brake pedal is
> > depressed the switch,  
> > which is normally closed, is opened and when open
> > the contacts inside  
> > are closed.  So make sure you're checking the
> right
> > way!  Usual  
> > failure mode IME is the brake lights don't turn
> off
> > -- and that's  
> > because the hold-down nut is worn and the switch
> > closes the circuit  
> > and the brake lights stay on all the time. I
> haven't
> > seen the actual  
> > switch fail either. But that's from memory.  I'd
> > check but I broke my  
> > right leg tibia bone Sunday afternoon.  No
> > driving/wrenching ANYTHING  
> > for me for a while :-(
> > 
> > Ingo
> > 
> > On Oct 10, 2007, at 3:18 PM, Ron Wainwright wrote:
> > 
> > > 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.
> 
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