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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 10:33 PM
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Brake lights wont come on!! please help (VIDEO INCLUDED!!)*

I just noticed my brake lights wont turn on..the turn signals work and the headlight switch turns them on but the brake pedal being pressed the brake lights dont work...today i took out the brakelight switch and opened it up to inspect for wear or broken pieces, and everything is in good order, i tried jumping the wires themselves and nothing. is there a relay. i cant find my book with the diagrams so im stuck.... i tried seach but nothing

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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 10:38 PM
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Re: Brake lights wont come on!! please help

are the blubs bad? maybe a bad ground?
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 10:40 PM
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Re: Brake lights wont come on!! please help

i cant access the bulbs. i dont think both would go bad at the same time...how do i pop the hatch my key broke in the lock. my hatch release button stopped working..
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 11:53 PM
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Re: Brake lights wont come on!! please help

i finally got the hatch to open. i pulled the plastic off to access the taillight housing, i removed the four plastic nuts, but the housing wont come out. it comes out an inch and like something else is still attached to it, i remove the bulb to inspect and the glass part isnt attached to the vaccum in the bulb is gone... how do i remove the taillight housing search doesnt work
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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Re: Brake lights wont come on!! please help

i got everything in order, still no brake lights
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 05:53 PM
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Re: Brake lights wont come on!! please help

i just got the lights to work awesome... but my question is what is the lightbulb closes to the key lock anybody? because that one wont light up
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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Re: Brake lights wont come on!! please help

HERES A VIDEO I MADE FOR YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQBjKBvluWI
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 12:26 AM
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Re: Brake lights wont come on!! please help (VIDEO INCLUDED!!)*

glad to hear u got them working what ended up being wrong?, if im rembering how the tail light lenses look right it should be the back up light(the one your asking about)
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 02:28 AM
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Re: Brake lights wont come on!! please help (VIDEO INCLUDED!!)*

dang let me check
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 02:31 AM
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Re: Brake lights wont come on!! please help (VIDEO INCLUDED!!)*

thanks man youre right. i have no idea how i got it to work...but thanks.
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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Re: Brake lights wont come on!! please help (VIDEO INCLUDED!!)*

Could it be the "stop" fuse?
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