can some one here help me out with my brake lights,
i have just noticed that it takes a fair amount of pressure
on the pedal to activate them, by a fair amount i mean that in
the dry the amount of pressure required actually is damn closs to locking
the wheels up, in the wet i effectivly have no brake lights.

is there some sort of adjustment somewhere?

please help i'm scared to drive in traffic for fear i'm going to get rear ended.

cheers steve

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Cheers Steve.


1973 south african mk3, 1275 +30 (1300), RE13 cam, hif44, mildy worked head with s sized valves, pulsar dizzy, 1.5:1 minispares forged rockers.

steve
i had a similair problem.

the first thing that i would have a look at would be the brake switch.
Mounted at the top of the pedal, it may have been snapped off or fouling.

If they are coming on then it cant be a wiring problem then but have a look any way
the connection of the looms is near the wiper motor on the bulk head.

hope this helps.

could it just be that the brakes are adjusted up too far???? how far is the pedal travelling before the wheels lock?

there is a junction between brake lines
in the engine bay
near the brake pedal area.
there is a wire/contact for the brake lights
try fiddling around there like adjusting how far the fluid is pushed to short circuit the wires

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The early cars (most aussie cars) had a pressure switch on a T piece under the bonnet, late cars have a switch on the pedal box.

Sounds you have the early one (the switch under the bonnet) and it is nearly stuffed!
I replaced the one on my car because it was doing the same thing as yours (press very hard before the lights come on)
If you replace the switch you will have to bleed the brakes.

In my van i had the same issue with the switch in the engine bay and i just left it there and fitted one out of the spare pedal set i had for my falcon and brought the wiring inside to the switch and made a bracket for it. then set it so that the lights come on before the brakes start to come on. no issues in 7 months like this

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Yeah by your description it would most likely be the pressure switch on the subframe - they do wear out. My brake lights come on a little bit after pressure, where they are meant to come on before. In my case I always brake hard to make sure they come on

If my experience of replacing those rubber brake lines is anything to go by, the switch will be a pain in the arse to change. Maybe you would be better off adding an aftermarket switch to the brake pedal instead, and I expect that way you could adjust it. You can't with the pressure switch.

ok aftermarket switch on the pedals it is for me!!!!

sounds like its gonna be the best/easiest option

thanks everyone

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Cheers Steve.


1973 south african mk3, 1275 +30 (1300), RE13 cam, hif44, mildy worked head with s sized valves, pulsar dizzy, 1.5:1 minispares forged rockers.