Brake lights on all the time?

[danieltm]

OK, I already have a thread about my side lights coming on when i brake but now i noticed when my head lights or side light are on my brake lights are also on, ALL the time? They work fine if my light are off. I really dont know where to start? I am use less when it comes to this kind of thing. Any help would be great guys

 

[JoeV]

Brake light switch? A mate of mine had the same problem on an ibiza and thats what his problem was.

 

[DannyC87]

could be a crossed connection on one of your twin filament, side/brake lights. it the connection was bridging it would produce these effects

 

[danieltm]

Thank you chaps. How do i go about checking for a bridged connection? Where should i be looking? Honestly i dont have a clue.

 

[Hairy]

Strange behaviour of light clusters is often down to a poor earth conection.

 

[DannyC87]

if you look inside the boot on the left and right there are two panels you can remove to get the the back of the light clusters. after this, there are 4 tabs to remove the board with the bulbs attached. remove the twin filament bulb and check in the socket for anything looking amiss.

 

[danieltm]

Cheers. I will have a look over the weekend. How about checking for a bad earth?

 

[danieltm]

Had a poke about with the wires and its working ok now? Cheers for the help