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Additional Brake lights what havoc will this cause? 200 1989

posted by  dbrick on  Thu Aug 14 07:54 CST 2003
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Somewhere in the archives on this board I found another option, which I installed on my 88 245. It provides lovely increased illumination at the rear. The result is

a) the rear fogs illuminate as stock (that is, they light only if the dash
switch is turned "on" and the headlights are "on" as well; and

b) if the rear fogs are not actually lit (that is, if the fog light switch is turned off or if the headlights are not on, then the rear fogs operate as additional brake lights.

This requires tapping brake light current from the switched side of the brake light switch above the brake pedal, and carrying the wire to up to the fog light switch (switched side). Two diodes are required in a "Y" arrangement so that normal fog light use doesn't illuminte the stock brake lights.
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David Brick, Santa Cruz CA






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