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emilychung

07-10-2012 @ 2:49 AM

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Unplug the wires from the switch and short or jumper them together and see how bright your tail lights are.

emilychung

07-06-2012 @ 9:46 PM

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Led break light dont work? Check the frues or purchase a new one. I had this problem before.

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05-18-2012 @ 8:25 AM

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I bought mine from a company called "Top Serve". Their website is www.brakeflasher.com I've had mine since 2007. It was made in Holland, Michigan. When I bought mine, the price was $67.99, plus shipping. I don't know the current price, or if the company is still around. A friend told me about it, and it is certainly all I expected.

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05-17-2012 @ 5:34 PM

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Supereal; where could one find a light bar like the one you have?

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05-17-2012 @ 4:29 PM

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My third stoplight is activated by the brake switch. The inertia switches take a hard stop, usually, and when coupled with the common lag of LEDs, using the switch is better. Mine flashes, then goes "solid". They can be split to use as turn signals, as well, if desired.

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05-17-2012 @ 3:44 PM

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SilverChief:

It doesn't make any difference which wire is on which terminal on a brake light switch.
I'd suggest that in the process of swapping them, you cured a poor connection. The fellow
who bled your brakes should not be held accountable for anything except perhaps not tightening
the screw enough. I'm not sure why one would remove the switch to bleed the brakes anyway.

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05-17-2012 @ 12:33 PM

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Thanks very much.
I jumped the wires at the switch and brake lights came on. Assuming the switch was bad I was ready to buy a new one when I recalled your suggestion to check if the wires were connected correctly. Sure enough, ONE of the things wrong was the last mechanic to bleed the brakes hooked them up in reverse. Little by little I'm getting things corrected.

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05-16-2012 @ 2:26 PM

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Tom,

The bulbs in my tail lights are marked GE 1154 6-8 V.
I took the lights apart and the previous owner had put a sealant between the bulb housing and car body apparently to keep out water. It also would prevent a good ground between the two. It dried hard so I removed it with a powered wire brush and then burnished everything with emery paper. Also used plenty of Dilectric grease at all points of contact. End result was a slight improvement but nothing spectacular. The directionals working through my front parking lights are very bright. I ordered new lens (without the blue dots) and bulbs from C&G today.

Old Henry

05-16-2012 @ 1:12 PM

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Check out this tread on the Ford Barn: http://fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67558&highlight=brake+light

I used the super brights from Sacramento Vintage with my blue dots and they work great.

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(The older I get, the better old looks.)

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Steves46

05-16-2012 @ 11:39 AM

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Besides the 3rd brakelight (which will certainly help), I purchased a pair of 6-volt "super bright" bulbs from Sacramento Vintage Ford and this too made a big difference on my 46 coupe.

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