Break Light Blues
Dec. 28th, 2003 01:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
brynndragonThe two main break lights of my car are being non-functional (the only working one is the one in the rear window). I want to see if I can solve this problem without taking it to a shop.
My first thought was to check the fuses and make sure it isn't tripped, since both going at once seems more likely to be an electrical issue of some sort. However the shop manual lead me to believe that they're located underneath the panel just below the steering column, so I've yet to actually look (I didn't have the proper tools to do so when![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
yulecat noticed the problem, but Xmas has changed that ;). After talking extensively with dragonvpm about it, my plan of attack is as follows: 1) check the fuses and replace if necessary. If that doesn't work (or the fuses are unbroken), 2) replace the bulbs. If it still doesn't work, 3) replace the break switch. That last one would be the trickiest overall, but this is a case where being a relatively small person is useful, since it involves squeezing into the footwell on the driver's side (actually, so does 1, but what I recall of the picture says that the fuse box is much easier to play with). However, I'm a dumbass who left all her shop manuals at home. I probably can't even ponder 3 while I'm down here (as in I won't know what part to get until I can consult the manuals, much less get it ordered), but 1 and 2 should be doable. If I do all three and it still doesn't work, I'd guess it was a short somewhere. I don't know if I could even attempt to find a short, much less fix it. So here's hoping one of the above fixes the issue. . .
My first thought was to check the fuses and make sure it isn't tripped, since both going at once seems more likely to be an electrical issue of some sort. However the shop manual lead me to believe that they're located underneath the panel just below the steering column, so I've yet to actually look (I didn't have the proper tools to do so when
yulecat noticed the problem, but Xmas has changed that ;). After talking extensively with dragonvpm about it, my plan of attack is as follows: 1) check the fuses and replace if necessary. If that doesn't work (or the fuses are unbroken), 2) replace the bulbs. If it still doesn't work, 3) replace the break switch. That last one would be the trickiest overall, but this is a case where being a relatively small person is useful, since it involves squeezing into the footwell on the driver's side (actually, so does 1, but what I recall of the picture says that the fuse box is much easier to play with). However, I'm a dumbass who left all her shop manuals at home. I probably can't even ponder 3 while I'm down here (as in I won't know what part to get until I can consult the manuals, much less get it ordered), but 1 and 2 should be doable. If I do all three and it still doesn't work, I'd guess it was a short somewhere. I don't know if I could even attempt to find a short, much less fix it. So here's hoping one of the above fixes the issue. . .
