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• break lights are stuck on GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!! by SMOKEYDUB on 10 Jun, 2005 21:36
• I degreased the underneith of my hood to day and when i was done i looked at my car and my brake lights were stuck on! WTF! I didnt think that power washing underneith the hood would effect the tail lights. Anyways havent had time to trouble shoot myself so any ideas?
  
  thanks
  
  Jeff
• #1 by vwmike on 11 Jun, 2005 01:05
• What year and model?
• #2 by greggearhead on 11 Jun, 2005 09:08
• Yeah, some years/models had an electrical pressure switch for the brake lights, and some had a trigger on the pedal.  Could be a simple swap out of the switch, or you could change to a switch that is operated off of the pedal.  I like those better.
• #3 by SMOKEYDUB on 11 Jun, 2005 11:07
• sorry its a 86 jetta td  
• #4 by dieseltech on 11 Jun, 2005 15:19
• 86 is under the dash. you will see it just above the brake pedal, pull the plug off and see if your lights go out. if so it must have been water through the fire wall. bad gromet or something, maybe the switch just decided to fail just then?
• #5 by SMOKEYDUB on 12 Jun, 2005 11:32
• for some reason the switch moved and wasnt touching the brake pedal.The switch works fin so i bent the bracket slightly.
  
  Thanks
  
  jeff