Brake lights and headlight linked????

[hutchyvw 0]

when the lights are off on my '90 16v and i press the brake pedal, the right headlight comes on, i,ve resorted to driving around with the sidelights on to stop people thinking that i'm flashing at them.

 

:?: any ideas :?:

[olly elworthy 0]

sounds like an earthing problem to me, have a thourough check of all your earthing points,,

[Henny 0]

Change the right hand brake light bulb... The same thing happened to KA ...

 

The bulb has blown one of it's elements which has then managed to short onto, and weld itself to, the other element in the bulb... net result is that when you press the brakes, the broken bulb element earths through the other half of the bulb and through the front headlamp turning it on (although slightly dimmer than your headlight would normally be...) :?

 

I've heard of this a couple of times now, but it is pretty rare... 8)

[exturbo2003 0]

or wrong bulb fitted :oops:

[Ka` 0]

phat rado,

 

As Henny pointed out, here's the thread to my problem, exactly like yours

--> Thread :)

 

Cheers,

Rica