Electrical help

Nixon1 · 04-29-2003, 01:11 PM

My driver's side brake light is out. The catch is, it's only out when I apply the brakes. With my lights on and the bulb in the part-lit condition, it works. It's ONLY the driver's side...passenger works fine. Could there be a malfunctioning switch here? Why wouldn't the two be tied together though? This is confusing the heck out of me and I really don't need a ticket right now! Thanks.

dustang90 · 04-29-2003, 01:42 PM

Your brake light element is burnt out. The light bulb needs to be replaced. Nothing electrical, just the bright element is out

dustang90 · 04-29-2003, 01:43 PM

Your brake light element is burnt out. The light bulb needs to be replaced. Nothing electrical, just the bright element is out

ChunkFunky · 04-29-2003, 02:12 PM

It's a DUAL Filament blub.. it's like a regular light bulb with two filaments in it and two sets of contacts... when you're lights are on it uses the less bright filament, and then when you apply the brakes it switches to the other BRIGHTER filament... I dunno if it uses a different bulb, but back in the day every car used 1156 or 1157 bulbs... 1156 was a single filement and the 1157 was the dual filament.. though now they might have different intensities and what not. Eitherway, it's no biggy.. just grab a new bulb and you'll be good to go

-as

04-29-2003, 01:11 PM	#1
Nixon1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Palm Bay, FL Posts: 432	Electrical help My driver's side brake light is out. The catch is, it's only out when I apply the brakes. With my lights on and the bulb in the part-lit condition, it works. It's ONLY the driver's side...passenger works fine. Could there be a malfunctioning switch here? Why wouldn't the two be tied together though? This is confusing the heck out of me and I really don't need a ticket right now! Thanks. __________________ '91 Mustang GT 5.0 AOD Daily Driver Current stats: NEW 302 short block, E-303 cam (@.050, 220/220, .498/.498, 110 degrees), 1.6 roller rockers, Performer RPM heads (aluminum, 1.9/1.6, 60cc chambers), Cobra intake, Granatelli 75mm MAF, Billet AFPR, Equal-Length Shorty Headers, Off-Road X Pipe, Flowmasters, 4.10 POSI 13.73 at 103.8, ~2.2 60'

04-29-2003, 01:42 PM	#2
dustang90 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blue Springs Mo Posts: 39	Your brake light element is burnt out. The light bulb needs to be replaced. Nothing electrical, just the bright element is out __________________ ~(Dustang90)~

04-29-2003, 01:43 PM	#3
dustang90 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blue Springs Mo Posts: 39	Your brake light element is burnt out. The light bulb needs to be replaced. Nothing electrical, just the bright element is out __________________ ~(Dustang90)~

04-29-2003, 02:12 PM	#4
ChunkFunky Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tustin, CA Posts: 465	It's a DUAL Filament blub.. it's like a regular light bulb with two filaments in it and two sets of contacts... when you're lights are on it uses the less bright filament, and then when you apply the brakes it switches to the other BRIGHTER filament... I dunno if it uses a different bulb, but back in the day every car used 1156 or 1157 bulbs... 1156 was a single filement and the 1157 was the dual filament.. though now they might have different intensities and what not. Eitherway, it's no biggy.. just grab a new bulb and you'll be good to go -as __________________ '89 GT Convertible: TFS TW Heads, TFS Street Intake, TFS Stage 1 Cam, FMS 1.6 RRs, 24# Injectors, Pro-M 75mm MAF, No Name CAI, 3.73s, O/R H-Pipe, FlowMasters, AOD w/ Trans-Go Shift Kit

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