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PostPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Brake Lights don't work Reply with quote
busdaddy wrote:
Yes, that's how you test it. It should also come on if there's a pressure differential between the two brake hydraulic circuits all by itself when you push on the pedal.


I did remove one of the switches as I only needed one in the disc conversion. Is that going to be a problem with the light? Eliminating it is not really a big deal to me unless it means the world will implode. Thanks again.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Brake Lights don't work Reply with quote
If you are smart enough to detect by pedal feel and performance when the brakes have changed for the worst it's no problem, the light is for those who can't figure it out I guess. One switch makes the light useless.
But if you plunge off the edge of a cliff it's not my fault Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Brake Lights don't work Reply with quote
busdaddy wrote:
If you are smart enough to detect by pedal feel and performance when the brakes have changed for the worst it's no problem, the light is for those who can't figure it out I guess. One switch makes the light useless.
But if you plunge off the edge of a cliff it's not my fault Wink

fair enough
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 11:59 am    Post subject: Re: Brake Lights don't work Reply with quote
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Does this wiring look right?
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 12:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Brake Lights don't work Reply with quote
Looks OK from here, do all the colors match up?
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