[frankr2866]

brake lites won't work i replaced the rear wiring harness all the bulbs,the brake lite switch located at the top of the brake pedal,checked all fuses,even ran a jumper wire to by pass the switch in case the new one was bad,every other lite on the car works dome lite,trunk lite etc.signed agggrivated !!!

[frankr2866]

brake lites won't work i replaced the rear wiring harness all the bulbs,the brake lite switch located at the top of the brake pedal,checked all fuses,even ran a jumper wire to by pass the switch in case the new one was bad,every other lite on the car works dome lite,trunk lite etc.signed agggrivated !!!

[mike nixon]

make sure the ground is connected to clean, solid metal.

mike

[frankr2866]

ground from where mike 1 ire goes from the switch to the fuse block the other to the half moon connector under the syeering column

[Wrench Bender 2]

Wait a second, Did you check to see if you have 12v TO the brake light switch? Then if you have 12v to the other side of the switch with the pedal applied? Then go to rear and check there, process of elimination!

[Phil Goat Nelson]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by frankr:
brake lites won't work .....,every other lite on the car works dome lite,trunk lite etc.signed agggrivated !!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

When you said that every other light works, does that include the tail lights (i.e. the same light bulbs as on the brake lights). Cause if they do, then that means your bulbs are getting a good ground. If they don't work either, then its either a bad ground or a wiring problem, maybe a broken wire somewhere along the line.

[Zimtok]

I just had problems with the brake lights on my 65 GTO.
Because the brake lights are also used as turnsignals, the wiring goes through the turnsignal switch.
I was not getting a good connection in the turnsignal switch when the signal was NOT on.

After replacing the turnsignal switch my brake lights worked.

[frankr2866]

yea all tail lites work fine,blinkers work fine ,i have power to the brake lite switch because i accidentallt touched the wire coming to the fuse box on a bolt and it sparked pretty good!is it possible that the problem with the brake lites is in the turn signal switch?how much will that cost?

[george kujanski]

If you have battery voltage to one side of the brake switch and your turn signals work ok, jump across the switch with a wire, and the brakes lites shoould go on. If not, make sure the second wire from the brake switch is not broken and that it goes up into the steering column connector correctly.

If all that is good, the problem is in the steering column, again, a wire problem or a bad turn signal switch.

Live long and prosper

[frankr2866]

even jumping the switch ,no brake lites i guess i'll pull the steering wheel ,where do i get a turn signal switch and $ ?

[Jack Blum]

You can get them from your local parts house for about $20-$35. Some GM dealers still carry them, but about $15 more. I think PY even has them in there catalog.

[frankr2866]

thanx guys for all the help ,great web site

[Jrod33]

$20-35? for a turn signal switch?!?? where!! I have a 66 gto all I've found are $45-$65 in the web ($24.00 "repair kits") and plenty of smirks from my local auto shops.

[frankr2866]

thanx jrod

[Jrod33]

I finally quit trying and drove 15 miles to M &H Electric fabricatos.. looks great!! driving tomorrow to OPG (another 15 miles the other way) for the cancel cam.... ..who knows what else I may find for my goat