The other night another driver informed me that the brake lights weren't
working on the B. I was astonished to hear this, so when I got home, I
backed up to a fence and tried to confirm the problem. What I found out
puzzled me. There was no sign of brake lights upon normal application of the
pedal, but if I really really pushed hard on the pedal (I mean ridiculously
hard, with both feet), the brake lights came on.
I could come up with an explanation for this situation if there was an
adjustable, pedal-mounted switch, as in some cars, but the B has a
pressure-sensing switch in the brake line, which I always thought of as
bimodal (on or off above a certain threshold), not as progressive. Anyone
have any insight? Obviously the switch has not (completely) failed, and the
bulbs work.
TIA,
Max
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Max Heim
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