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Offline Perryd84

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Rear driver side brake light
« on: 15 January 2013, 10:51 »
I noticed the other day that my driver side brake light was out so I went to change the bulb but the bulb was fine.
So put it back still nothing. Wriggled it round a bit and it came on :smiley:...........but........went over a bump and it went off again :angry:
Repeated my original step but same result!

Pretty stumped on what to do other then replace the bulb cluster but that seems a bit drastic for a lose bulb?!
Any ideas??
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Re: Rear driver side brake light
« Reply #1 on: 15 January 2013, 10:54 »
I would check the housing of the bulb and ensure the metel is holding the bulb in tight if that makes sence?
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Re: Rear driver side brake light
« Reply #2 on: 15 January 2013, 10:58 »
Checked the fitting and seems pretty tight no more give than any of the other bulbs.
Gonna get out the super glue and glue the bastad in at this rate :grin:
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Re: Rear driver side brake light
« Reply #3 on: 15 January 2013, 11:00 »
might be a bit of corrosion on the holder
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Re: Rear driver side brake light
« Reply #4 on: 15 January 2013, 11:30 »
Cheers I'll have a closer look at the connections and check for any corrosion when I get out of work and let ya know how i get on.
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Re: Rear driver side brake light
« Reply #5 on: 15 January 2013, 11:32 »
Just wire it in so it is permanently live  :huh:



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Offline mcgee9t2

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Re: Rear driver side brake light
« Reply #6 on: 15 January 2013, 12:43 »
Try clleaning the contacts
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Offline Perryd84

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Re: Rear driver side brake light
« Reply #7 on: 15 January 2013, 18:12 »
Checked out all the contacts cleaned it all up and got it working then it went off again!
Got a new bulb and its been fine since so looks like a faulty bulb or its on its way out!
Problem solved thanks for the help :smiley:
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