Brake light problem, help

[Bespoke]

Hi guys,

got the flashing glow plug light the other day so had a look into it. I assumber the brake lights were sticking on....

however,

It seems that the brake lights work fine... and all looks ok with no sideligths or main beams on, also get no flahsing glowplug light....

I have changed the brake switch and NO CHANGE! I only realised after changing it that the fault is....

When side lights or main beam is on - Brake lights illuminate constantly....

If i press the brake i can just about see the brake switch work , i gets a little brighter,

So in essence, the sidelights/main beam are turning the brake lights on constantly, and the normal rear lights (on the boot) arent coming on at all! Wtf is going on?

The top strip brake light on the spoiler is also constantly on with the side/main beam...

please help

scott

 

[Bespoke]

am i being an idiot? Are the brake and side light bulbs in the same cluster? What are the lights on the boot,...

on the boot is it reverse light, fog light, and normal rear lights????

 

[adam kelly]

Have you got the right bulbs in it should be a stop tail light bulb which have to elements.

 

[Bespoke]

well they were working.

looking at the wiring diagrams am i right in say the bulbs that are the brake lights are also the tail lights.....

like you say twin filament, i reckon the filaments could have gone on the brake lights or something....

The were working i havent changed the bulbs.... so they are the right ones...

what are the functions of the lights on the boot lid?

 

[Bespoke]

actually, looking at the diagrams, the bootlid lights are actually also tail lights. And are getting no illumination what so ever, gonna volt check them tomorrow and check their earths....

 

[adam kelly]

on the boot lid you wil have a side lights and then a fog and a revers light

 

[Bespoke]

are the brakes lights twin filament ie also side lights????


If the boot lid lights were kaput, would it make the standard sidelights on the body illuminate more?

Argh this is driving me friggin crazy

 

[adam kelly]

yes they are called stop tail lights as there brake lights and side lights if thats what you mean mate

i dont think the side lights would illuminate any more than what they do when everything is workin

 

[Bespoke]

well i dunno then lol.

cant look at it till sunday, but its baffling me as to why the lights on the boot dont work, but the main beam/side lights make the brake lights constantly illuminate,

anyone any ideas??

 

[Bespoke]

anyone?

im getting real pissed off with this now lol.

why would the normal light switch in the dash be turning on brake lights, and tail lights on boot lid dont work,

help

 

[Bespoke]

well, what a load of crap. What i though were tail lights o the boot seem to do **** all. Thats what was cofusing me. It was as simple as the two filamets in the right hand brake/tail light had fused together, causig the main beam to put on the brake lights!

I couldnt get my head round it cus i thought the boot lid lights were part of the main beam circuit and should illuminate! Seems they arent even used!!

ARGH! Lesson learnt.

 

[adam kelly]

iv just checked mine and the boot lid ones dont work i thought they did lol glad ya sorted it out now mate

 

[Bespoke]

haha cheers lol. i just couldnt understand the fault, as it didnt make sense on the diagrams. I kept saying. WHY ARENT THE BLEEDING BOOT LIGHTS ON!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

all done now, just waisted a tenner on the switch.