[Tigers] Brake light switch

[Tom Witt]

I have a number of pressure switch cars and they are all being converted to mechanical switches. The failure rate is high for the pressure switches (especially for cars that sit). As Ron points out if enough pressure isn’t applied you will get braking action with no light indication. In addition to possibly getting rear ended you are also vulnerable to getting tickets. 

Jay and I live in the same general area. Warning Jay: I just got a fix-it ticket for a burnt out headlight.  In Calif. fix-it tickets are no longer free. You also pay a $25 dismissal fee for EACH sited aspect. Got window tint on your side/front windows and no front license plate. Those get added to that burnt out bulb and the cost is $75. I was told I could go to the sheriff station “anytime” to have the repair signed off. Well no, not Sunday afternoon. Thankfully there was an officer in the parking lot who kindly made an exception.  Then 7 days past the ticket issue I drove 15 miles to the court to settle the matter.  I was told it had “only been 7 days and my ticket was not yet in the system.” So, now I have to go back - again. Bureaucracy is something else to factor when pondering that slow to respond brake switch!

From: Ron Fraser via Tigers 
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:15 AM
To: jay.laifman at gmail.com ; tigers at Autox.Team.Net 
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Brake light switch

Jay, exactly right; this is a safety issue everyone should check.

 

I once had a stock switch that took all I could muster on the brake pedal to activate; fortunately I do a safety check of the brake lights in the garage before driving.    

 

I read somewhere that Harley Davidson had a pressure switch that was compatible with silicon brake fluid but I did not find a part number and I have not followed up on the subject.

 

I installed a switch on the brake pedal when I installed a cruise control unit which it required.

 

Safety first.

 

Ron Fraser

 

 

 

From: jay.laifman at gmail.com [mailto:jay.laifman at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 1:06 AM
To: Stu via Tigers <sabre2tgr at gmail.com>; Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com>; Tiger Net <sabre2tgr at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Brake light switch

 

I have been thinking of writing again. I wanted to emphasize that the problem the stock ‎pressure switch is not complete failure, but progressively more pressure needed.  To the point that it really needs firm pressure. I want those lights on the second I touch the pedal. So when you check if your brake lights go on, note how much pressure you need.  



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