4th series with 5th series taillights
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4th series with 5th series taillights
My 88 N/A has 5th gen taillights, installed by the previous owner. My problem is whenever i apply the brakes my brake light warning indicator goes on. Has anyone who has done the taillight swap encountered this problem? Or could it be unrelated to the swap. Of course i've verified that all the bulbs are good...
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Last edited by RiCKoLA; 09-10-06 at 09:51 PM.
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one of your lights is out. The bulbs are dual bulbs...they are running lights and brake lights. Just because they are on when your headlights are on doesnt mean your brake lights arent out....there are 2 pieces inside the bulb.
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Not sure how old they are... i bought the car about a year ago, so they are at least that old. I thought maybe it had something to do with the resistance of the S5 lights being slightly higher than the S4's for some reason. I'll try all new bulbs to see if that helps. thanks
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It has nothing to do with the rest of the braking system (how could it?) and it has nothing to do with the the S5 having different bulbs (they're the same as S4). I'm not sure what the problem is, but it's not these two things.
Assuming you have five working brake bulbs, it may be cold-solder issue in the CPU (where the brake warning light relay is).
Assuming you have five working brake bulbs, it may be cold-solder issue in the CPU (where the brake warning light relay is).
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No, if the brake fluid is low the BRAKE warning light will come on, whether or not you're pushing the brake pedal. If a brake bulb is blown the STOP warning light will come on, and this will happen only when the brake pedal is pressed (as the original poster described).
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Boy do i feel stupid! I went to replace the bulbs and discovered one of the sockets had some corrosion build-up... cleaned it off and no more warning light. Thanks for the suggestions anyway. I promise i'll check more thoroughly next time i think i have a problem.
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