e36 brake liht failure

[mk2zetec]

evening all,
the brake lights of my 328 track/drift project arent working. the computer is flashing up brake light failure so i assume that its getting a signal from the pedal mounted switch so it must be somewhere else. ive checked the obvious such as the brake light fuse and the bulbs but they're ok. any suggestions?
cheers
rob

[rumple]

i had this, in my case it was the switch, 20 quid from a stealer, also if you have a 3rd brake light check this is working as they can throw up problems on the e36.

[andrewpg]

As has been said, the boot wiring can cause issue if you have a spoiler with a third brake light. The wiring that runs up the left side of the boot hinge can get damaged. I had this a while back, caused all my brake lights to go mental, and the central locking.