Brake light troubles 1968
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Somerset, NJ
Originally Posted by TonyLe
My brake lights went out. Checked fuses, bulbs and jumped the switch. Blinkers and tail lights work fine. Any ideas? Its a 1968
Tony
Tony
Melting Slicks
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From: Somerset, NJ
Originally Posted by TonyLe
I dont have a test light. just crossed the wires. They worked fine all day then just quit.
Emerging Vendor
Joined: Mar 1999
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From: San Diego CA
Yes I had a bad switch I needed to replace in the 68 I had last fall. You'll need to be patient in order to bolt in back in way up behind the dash.
Try Mike at Americas Finest Corvettes at 760-789-8423. He has a ton of used parts.
Greg
Try Mike at Americas Finest Corvettes at 760-789-8423. He has a ton of used parts.
Greg
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Michael S. Palmer
Team Owner
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From: Huntersville NC
Originally Posted by theandies
Why go get a used switch. Autozone has what you need and it's less that $10.
(The correct one for 68 is 68-only, not 67-68)
Additional info: What I find amazing is that even tho this part was only made 1 year and only for corvettes (as far as I know), it is still available today! AC Delco part # D886
Last edited by PRNDL; May 23, 2005 at 01:40 PM.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2002
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From: Marietta Ga.
Originally Posted by TonyLe
The brake lights did not come on when i jumped the wires to the switch. Thanks for all the replies.
The tail lights use the same ground in the back, so I would put power to the wire at the switch end(jumped?) and see if you can see it at the socket end(you could run a long power jump to the rear and hook it to the first connector.
Check the wires to the rear and see if one got grounded to the frame somewhere.
PS
When you get a test light, have someone apply the breaks and test the out side of the switch, if you have power, it's in the wiring to the rear.
Last edited by 72GACRZR; May 23, 2005 at 04:24 PM.
Heel & Toe
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If both rear turn signals work, and courtesy lights work, test with test light the white wire at stop light switch with pedal depressed. If light glows the switch is working, light goes out with pedal released. (Always check test light ground, the best ground is at Bat -, if wire is to short clip it to the courtesy light switch (nut) making sure it isn't covered with 37 years of paint, check fuse box for power.) Ok the test light works, always test it. So you have Bat + volts at white wire with pedal depressed go up to turn signal switch gang connector (arched plug on steering column with 8 to 10 wires on one side of connector and 8 wires on the other side) Ok now test the white wire on the end of connector with pedal depressed test light should glow. Ok test the mating wire (the continuing wire, it is black with a white stripe) Power with pedal depressed? Ok, the two wires next to the Black with white are dark green and black with yellow stripe (confused yet?) With pedal depressed both the dark green and the black with yellow will glow the test light IF the turn signal switch is NOT faulty. Any questions?
Last edited by Surfer Dan; May 23, 2005 at 09:40 PM. Reason: spelling
