I think you have 2 pressure switches on the master cylinder, I would check these if bulbs and connections appear okay. When one of the pressure switches fails you still have brake lights until the second one fails. Good news is: they're cheap, easy to find (usual sources or even locally in my case as they are also a Beetle part) and can be replaced without even having to bleed the brakes afterwards if you're nimble & dextrous. You may think at first there's no way to replace one of them with all the stuff around it (hard to even see it) but with a bit of 'dashboard limbo' you can get a wrench on it. Geo
> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Donna Skarloken> I found out last night my brake lights aren't working. About three years > ago I had a switch replaced because I had no brake lights. |
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