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 Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 1:34 pm |
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Hi Guys
I have a 1.4 206. On the way back from work, i was stopped by the popo and they told me that my break lights are faulty because you couldn't tell if i was breaking or not. So i came home and researched this problem and the first solution was the switch become loose or fallen out of its place.
So with tremendous effort, i removed the glovebox and realised that the sensor had snapped out of its place so i bought a new one and popped it in. so i start the engine and drive out of the driveway and my break lights are still staying on for some bloody reason!!
all lights are working and indicators are working. i recently changed my left headlight bulb and its a tad bit brighter than the one on the right but that was last month. The car was made in 2006. I would like to get back on the road as soon as possible because I have uni and work.
Any help will be greatly appreciated 
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Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:06 pm |
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Location: huddersfield
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Are your brake lights stopping on when you have all other lights turned off, (headlights and tail lights)
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Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:33 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Essex
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Remove the new switch and manually depress the button to see if the lights go out. There is a possibility the switch was not installed correctly and has not made contact with the brake arm
Unplugging the switch should extinguish the lights.... if not you have a short in the system
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Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:08 pm |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010
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Location: Palestine
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| macj wrote: |
Remove the new switch and manually depress the button to see if the lights go out. There is a possibility the switch was not installed correctly and has not made contact with the brake arm
Unplugging the switch should extinguish the lights.... if not you have a short in the system |
 
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 7:46 am |
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 7:50 am |
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| DREWDEN wrote: |
| Are your brake lights stopping on when you have all other lights turned off, (headlights and tail lights) |
If I have all the lights turned off and I brake the rear top break light comes on but the left and right break lights do not turn on. really hard to see when you have a spoiler but if I have all the lights on including headlight the break lights stay permanently on even without breaking.
If I do press the break the lights get 10% brighter but it is really hard to tell because they're already at 90%.
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:53 am |
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Joined: Jan 29, 2011
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Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire
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| Sleeky wrote: |
| DREWDEN wrote: |
| Are your brake lights stopping on when you have all other lights turned off, (headlights and tail lights) |
If I have all the lights turned off and I brake the rear top break light comes on but the left and right break lights do not turn on. really hard to see when you have a spoiler but if I have all the lights on including headlight the break lights stay permanently on even without breaking.
If I do press the break the lights get 10% brighter but it is really hard to tell because they're already at 90%. |
Have you got the right bulbs in and are they in the right way round?
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:39 am |
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| macca1411 wrote: |
| Sleeky wrote: |
| DREWDEN wrote: |
| Are your brake lights stopping on when you have all other lights turned off, (headlights and tail lights) |
If I have all the lights turned off and I brake the rear top break light comes on but the left and right break lights do not turn on. really hard to see when you have a spoiler but if I have all the lights on including headlight the break lights stay permanently on even without breaking.
If I do press the break the lights get 10% brighter but it is really hard to tell because they're already at 90%. |
Have you got the right bulbs in and are they in the right way round? |
The lights were fine before, the only light I changed was the front left (passenger) headlight which was last month but it was working fine. I only replaced the left side as it went out but didn't replace the right headlight as it was still working. The left headlight is 20% brighter than the right headlight.
I used 12v 55w Halfords Advanced high performance headlight bulb 477ULB H7 to replace the left headlight.
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Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 3:13 am |
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Joined: May 17, 2012
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Location: Kentpipe
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So thats why the pic in your banner has the 3 lights on?
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Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 6:23 am |
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| millow_99 wrote: |
| So thats why the pic in your banner has the 3 lights on? |
Yes lool thought while I had this problem, might as well update my banner
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Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 6:29 am |
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Can someone please tell me where the earth cables are so I can clean them.
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Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:44 am |
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Location: huddersfield
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Earth cables to check are behind both headlights, and one behind the rear LH tail light.
Seems odd that the top brake light should work with the lights off, and the left rear brake does not, as that works on the same circuit, (fuse).
Maybe worth trying a bsi reset after cleaning the earths.
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Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 12:46 pm |
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| DREWDEN wrote: |
Earth cables to check are behind both headlights, and one behind the rear LH tail light.
Seems odd that the top brake light should work with the lights off, and the left rear brake does not, as that works on the same circuit, (fuse).
Maybe worth trying a bsi reset after cleaning the earths. |
Thanks, cleaned the earth cables and did a BSI reset but still no luck. I'm gonna have to take it a peugeot garage 
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Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:38 pm |
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Got the lights fixed today. The problem was that Previous owner fitted a single filament bulbs in both rear brake lights which caused the problem. They needed to be double filament. Thank you everyone for your help. Greatly appreciated
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:59 am |
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Joined: Jan 29, 2011
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Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire
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