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3rd Brakes Light bar '96 Golf
My 3rd brake light bar is not working at all, noticed it while
following my wife driving each other's cars. I checked fuses, I assume it is a wiring harness issue where it goes into the hatchback. Any BTDT? TIA Andy |
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3rd Brakes Light bar '96 Golf
On Feb 10, 8:13 am, Andy > wrote:
> My 3rd brake light bar is not working at all, noticed it while Hi, Can you describe what you've tested and the results? -Tony |
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3rd Brakes Light bar '96 Golf
On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:10:11 -0800 (PST), tonyw >
wrote: >On Feb 10, 8:13 am, Andy > wrote: >> My 3rd brake light bar is not working at all, noticed it while > >Hi, > Can you describe what you've tested and the results? > >-Tony I spent all day trying to figure out why my rear brake lights did not work but the third brake light did work. I replaced the brake light switch, checked fuses and just about everything. I then checked out the actual bulbs and they were broken on both sides. I think I have had that happen to me twice on different cars. So to expound on Tony's question, what happened when you applied a known good 12 volts to the third light bar? |
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3rd Brakes Light bar '96 Golf
Since the wiring bends near the hatch hinges, that would be one of the
places I would feel/look for wiring problems. I think the 3rd brake light gets fed from the left brake light but maybe it is the right side brake light. <:-o Test the wiring at the 3rd brake light and see if it has continuity to the other brake lights. I was recently sold running light bulbs and AFTER I installed them I realized they were 6V bulbs. lol They did not last but a week. :-) Have fun! "Jim Behning" > wrote in message ... > On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:10:11 -0800 (PST), tonyw > > wrote: > >>On Feb 10, 8:13 am, Andy > wrote: >>> My 3rd brake light bar is not working at all, noticed it while >> >>Hi, >> Can you describe what you've tested and the results? >> >>-Tony > > I spent all day trying to figure out why my rear brake lights did not > work but the third brake light did work. I replaced the brake light > switch, checked fuses and just about everything. I then checked out > the actual bulbs and they were broken on both sides. I think I have > had that happen to me twice on different cars. So to expound on Tony's > question, what happened when you applied a known good 12 volts to the > third light bar? |
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3rd Brakes Light bar '96 Golf
On Feb 10, 11:13*am, Andy > wrote:
> My 3rd brake light bar is not working at all, noticed it while > following my wife driving each other's cars. I checked fuses, I assume > it is a wiring harness issue where it goes into the hatchback. Any > BTDT? > TIA > Andy This happened recently on my 96 Golf also. The problem was the wiring in the spongy tube thing at the top right of the hatch back (the million openings and closings had pinched the wire to the point where it was contacting the metal in the hatchback). Continuity checks are the way to chase down your wiring problem. Jeff |
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