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Secondary brake lights!?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:55 pm
by vans_sydney
Anyone know where the plug for the brakelights that are on the boot of the gen3 sedan is? i had a mate whos an auto sparky to have a look, but he said i should ask around on the forums before he goes digging around to find it. the lights have bulbs and are wired up but just not connected to the brake pedal circuit.. anyone know how to get them working?
Thanks

these lights if you're not sure what i mean
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Re: Secondary brake lights!?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:09 pm
by youngy69
If it has both bulb holders in place,all he has to do is connect them to the other lights with power/earth,pretty easy.

Cheers Eddie

Re: Secondary brake lights!?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:20 pm
by vans_sydney
youngy69 wrote:If it has both bulb holders in place,all he has to do is connect them to the other lights with power/earth,pretty easy.

Cheers Eddie


thats what i thought, but theyre already connected and running with the other wires, back down through the boot arm into the body, so he says that there will be a loose plug, somewhere along the circuit which just needs to be plugged in for them to work.. but thanks eddie, ill tell him that just incase he hadn't thought of it.

Re: Secondary brake lights!?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:24 pm
by blacktop™
Could the bulbs just be blown?

Have you tested the bulbs in a different socket?

Re: Secondary brake lights!?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:27 pm
by hamish_023
There was an easy fix for this on Ozliberty for the gen2 & gen3's back in the day.

Re: Secondary brake lights!?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:45 pm
by youngy69
The wires run down the drivers hinge to the plug but end there.He needs to connect on that side.But,keep in mind if you ever need a blue slip they can fail you as there is something to do with measurements between lights and your car was not available in OZ with this.
Cheers Eddie

Re: Secondary brake lights!?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:49 pm
by talev788
i discovered this aswell..
the globes arent blown but theres definatly wiring and stuff there...
wonder why the hell they included this on the australian models in the first place if its illegal to get em running?

Re: Secondary brake lights!?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:52 pm
by jdm rsk
i thaught they where rear fog lights not brake lights

Re: Secondary brake lights!?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:23 pm
by talev788
jdm rsk wrote:i thaught they where rear fog lights not brake lights



they cant even be activated as fogs on the aussie models... pretty sure ive seen legacy vids from russia where they have em working

Re: Secondary brake lights!?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:29 pm
by youngy69
jdm rsk wrote:i thaught they where rear fog lights not brake lights

Hey Shane,I think they are still low wattage so no fog lights.I dont know why the wiring is there but it is.However its not on the body side so maybe the harness is generic?
Cheers Eddie