Hafod Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 My FW LED brake lights have stopped working. it’s not a fuse or the brake pressure switch- these have been checked. When I use a jump wire across the brake switch connections the brake lights only come on when the sidelights are on. Side lights off, no brake lights using the jumper wire. My Westfield is an FW with the ring LED combined side / brake lights so I guess it’s just a higher voltage when the brakes are pressed. Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafod Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 Just put everything back together and the brake lights are working fine now but I am not confident they will stay this way, fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Have a look in the loom connectors to rear lamp connectors. Are their blanking plugs fitted in the Unused ways? If not, you may have had water ingress leading to the copper wires turning black. Don’t ask me how I know🥹 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafod Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 Finally got to the problem of my intermittent brake light switch, one of the wires to the brake pressure switch had corroded / gone black inside so was low on voltage, brake lights worked when side lights were on but not when they were off. Remade the connectors which were already short so it was a pig to do in situ but finally got it done. Now have less chance of another Westfield crashing into the back of me on a blat. 😂 Thanks Ian for the direction even though it was on the brake pressure switch side. It would be an improvement to fit a microswitch on the the brake pedal, spring project. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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