The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Strange brake light problem - RHD car 700 1989

posted by  lucast on  Fri Aug 8 20:34 CST 2008
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Sat Sep 24 00:38 CST 2011
[RELATED]

I changed both rear tail-lights on my sedan today.

The previous right-side brake light has been out for a while (melted socket) and the bulb failure lamp's been on all the time. After the new tail-lights were installed, the brake lights seem to be at a constant brightness, and don't flicker (become brighter?) when I depress the brake pedal - unlike the behaviour of the previous good left tailight. They also don't shut off when the headlights are turned off for daytime driving. The bulb-failure lamp is also still ON.

Could this be a bulb-failure relay related issue?

Also, fuse no.4 (stoplights) was blown. I had only noticed this after I had changed the tail-lights and I am not sure if the two are related. The fuse holder looks a little brown from a high current load. I have refitted with a known good fuse and the problem is not solved.

The tailights were installed with the battery disconnected.

Can anyone clue me in on how to troubleshoot this?

Thanks!

Lucast






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.