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Re: fitting a brake light switch

Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:43 am
by Myrtles Man
When I raised the same query a couple of years ago I received, among others, the following recommendation which I followed and I'm happy to report complete and continuing success:-


Re: Brakelight Switch Replacement

Post by shoebone ยป Mon Jul 13, 2020 4:51 pm
Could I just say ..........Most reproduction brake light switches appear to be made in far away places and can quickly fail, while you're in the area I can recommend the fitting of a relay, this will greatly increase switch life and as a small bonus, with the engine not running I can hear the click of the relay when the brake pedal is depressed. I fitted my relay probably two years ago and so far so good, car is my daily driver. Information regards relay fitment was found through the search function
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Re: fitting a brake light switch

Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:15 am
by philthehill
No washer required as the thread is either a tapered fit (just do up tight) or a parallel fit (just do up tight) which does not allow the body of the switch to contact the union.
Early switches had retaining screws for the wires whilst later switches had spade terminals.
As above - best to hold the union when undoing/tightening the switch.