Brake Light Switch

alanred · Post by **alanred** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:14 pm

Has anyone had there's fail yet, mine's just gone, EPC light on dash, and no brake lights.

Just wondered if anyone knows how much they are ?

Thanks.

Overseer · Post by **Overseer** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:17 pm

I paid Â£8 for one from VW for my 6n2. Would assume it would be similar

alanred · Post by **alanred** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:55 pm

Thanks for that.
I've just took it apart and the contacts inside are dirty, thats all !
gonna throw it back in see how it goes.

alanred · Post by **alanred** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:47 pm

Cleaned contacts, put back, working ok for now.

RUM4MO · Post by **RUM4MO** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:14 am

I'm not too sure about getting it to work okay again, I consider myself to be a bit of a DIYer - and not beyond opening up and "sorting" switches - but I also considered that VAG have modified this item quite a few times - so I just bought a new "upgraded" one when the one in my wife's Polo went u/s. Remember one thing, when these switches go u/s you end up with no brake lights and that could cause you more grief than just some flashing instrument panel lights. When I first experienced this, I was driving in town traffic at night - and I luckily quickly worked out what might have gone wrong (I had recently read about this problem), and then drove home with great caution making sure no one was going to have to stop very quickly behind me (if planning that is ever possible!) - probably trying to force any agressive drivers to overtake me! Next day it was straight to nearest VAG outlet to get a switch. On another note, one of these forums has a very detailed run down of what needs to be done to fit these switches correctly - I did not know that when I changed might - but it seemed to work out okay.

Overseer · Post by **Overseer** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:49 am

Yeah for the sake of Â£8, its worth getting a new one. I first called the AA out and he managed to fix it for a while, but it soon went again.

alanred · Post by **alanred** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:46 pm

Well, it's working ok for now, gonna go and buy one just to have here anyway.
Got to work out the mystery that is the interior light now, haven't got a clue where to look next, electrics on this car have got a mind of their own.