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brake lamp and handbrake warning lights both on,, HELP

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 5:26 pm
by firstlude
like the title both these lights are on and refusing to go out i have done the rear light link to eliminate the common fault but that didnt work , have tested and ruled out handbrake switch and low brake fluid switch , replaced both brake light bulbs and still the warnings are on , so kinda at a loss now as to what the cause of this fault is any help would be much appreciated could it be a faulty dash cluster

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 5:58 pm
by ek9sid
Brake fluid level ok?

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 9:00 pm
by firstlude
yep fluid level ok i have bypassed the handbrake switch and low fluid switch as still the light stays on

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 9:16 pm
by ek9sid
Unfortunately I'm not overly familiar with the 4g. I owned one a few years ago but didn't realise what I had until I got my 5g lol.

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 9:33 pm
by ek9sid
By brake lamp...which one do you mean?

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 10:08 pm
by firstlude
the one on the dash telling me i have a brake light not working

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 10:10 pm
by indigolemon
Have you tried bypassing the blown bulb detector in the rear light cluster? http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/wiki/in ... ning_light

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 10:17 pm
by firstlude
not wishing to be rude indigolemon but dont think you have read my first post :lol: :lol: that was the first thing i did

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 11:36 pm
by Vtecmec
Oddly, I had a similar issue but the lights kept dimming on and off randomly, eventually I worked out it was the boot catch causing some sort of feedback into the cluster.......

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 2:50 pm
by firstlude
i am willing to try anything what did you do to the catch to cure the problem