Intermittant brake light check control

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Merod
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Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:17 pm

I've got an intermittant brake light check control warning. Can anyone give me the top three reasons for such a warning so I can explore them. Cheers. Merod.
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Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:22 pm

Had this myself check your bulbs are good and tight also cheap bulbs have been knowing to cause this(don't know why.If you do a search it has been covered before.
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Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:22 pm

bulb loose in holder or dodgy switch!!! hope this helped
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Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:16 am

That's it. Usually one or the other. Dodgy/bad contact bulb or switch. Both cheap fixes.

Grab fresh bulbs (if you do one, might as well do them all) and test. If the intermittent brake light check still appears have a look at the switch.
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Merod
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Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:16 am

Thanks guys. Sorry for the delay in responding (been away on business) and the newbie question but - what is the nature and location of the 'switch'?
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Merod
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Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:54 am

Ignore my last post. I was not thinking laterally enough - the brake light switch (I'm a newbie, but not thick - honest). Also I've found all the previous posts on the matter. Thanks, M.
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