No Brake Lights
Discussion
Switch on the pedal is easy to eliminate just by pulling the connectors off and connecting with something (fuse w/ a high ampage or maybe paper clip?).
Are the bulbs definitely the right ones - two filament (brake/sidelight) jobbies I believe on your model (?). I had two virtually identical bulbs (both two circuit type, almost indistinguishable to look at), put one in it was fine, put the other in and the brakes shorted through the sidelight circuit - so obviously didn't fit quite right. Just a thought.
Are the bulbs definitely the right ones - two filament (brake/sidelight) jobbies I believe on your model (?). I had two virtually identical bulbs (both two circuit type, almost indistinguishable to look at), put one in it was fine, put the other in and the brakes shorted through the sidelight circuit - so obviously didn't fit quite right. Just a thought.
Start from the beginning.
Check to see if you have power at the switch on the input wire. No idea which one that will be but only one will be live. Don't forget to switch the ignition on. Easily checked using a meter. If you don't have one fix a wire to the battery earth, other end to a bulb. Touch the live wire to check OK to that point.
Now connect input wire to switch and see if output wire is live when switch operated. These are Vauxhall units and prone to failing.
If that works run a wire from the output of the switch to the bulb feed at the rear lamp, disconnecting the loom feed from the bulb.
If that cures thew problem most likely a faulty connector block behind carpet next to N/S seat.
If that still doesn't work you have either a faulty earth at the lamp or the bulbs are fitted in the wrong way round (tail5W brakes 18W)
Good luck
Check to see if you have power at the switch on the input wire. No idea which one that will be but only one will be live. Don't forget to switch the ignition on. Easily checked using a meter. If you don't have one fix a wire to the battery earth, other end to a bulb. Touch the live wire to check OK to that point.
Now connect input wire to switch and see if output wire is live when switch operated. These are Vauxhall units and prone to failing.
If that works run a wire from the output of the switch to the bulb feed at the rear lamp, disconnecting the loom feed from the bulb.
If that cures thew problem most likely a faulty connector block behind carpet next to N/S seat.
If that still doesn't work you have either a faulty earth at the lamp or the bulbs are fitted in the wrong way round (tail5W brakes 18W)
Good luck
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