Brake lights stay on?!

[Dj Waffle]

i have a 1990 240sx, and for some reason my tail lights stay on even when nothing else is on? i turned off lights, pumped the brake, and nothing. been reading a bit the rubber peice is still in tact so i dont know what it is.
i disconnected the bulbs so they wouldnt kill my battery
anyone know anything about this?
please and thanks

[nismolvr]

i have a 1990 240sx, and for some reason my tail lights stay on even when nothing else is on? i turned off lights, pumped the brake, and nothing. been reading a bit the rubber peice is still in tact so i dont know what it is.
i disconnected the bulbs so they wouldnt kill my battery
anyone know anything about this?
please and thanksfirst off you need to be sure what lights you are refering to. Brake lights? or running lights? Running light light up in rear and up front also. Brake light , well thats self explanatory. If its brakes check brake switch first (pedal switch).

I just recently fixed my friends running/tail lights , he rides low and rubbed the harness coming out of firewall under driver side fender. He basically stripped insulation off causing a cross short , his running/tail lights were ON all the time.... Hope this helps..

[Dj Waffle]

first off you need to be sure what lights you are refering to. Brake lights? or running lights? Running light light up in rear and up front also. Brake light , well thats self explanatory. If its brakes check brake switch first (pedal switch).

I just recently fixed my friends running/tail lights , he rides low and rubbed the harness coming out of firewall under driver side fender. He basically stripped insulation off causing a cross short , his running/tail lights were ON all the time.... Hope this helps..

wel its the brake lights then cause the fronts arent on.
ill be sure to check the switch. thanks man

[Def]

Look on your brake pedal right around the steering column. You'll see a switch that has a little plunger sticking through a hole in a bracket coming off your pedal. There is supposed to be a rubber stopper in that hole that depresses the plunger of the switch when your pedal is up.

In short, look for the switch about 8-10" up your brake pedal. Go to the Nissan dealership and get a new stopper, they're like $1-1.50. I'd recommend getting one for your clutch pedal at the same time as it's probably not far off.

[lazysk8er2]

Maybe check the fluid levels?!?!?

[word sux]

1.50 for a stopper?

fuck that a nickel and tape is cheaper =p

[Kevin_S14]

Maybe check the fluid levels?!?!?

EL OH EL!! :mrmeph: haha

[ZenkiKid]

Its more than likely that rubber stopper thingy majigg.....happened to me too.

[zerodameaon]

1.50 for a stopper?

fuck that a nickel and tape is cheaper =p forget the tape. Use super glue that's how i fixed mine.

[Def]

Or you can live in TX where it's hotter than the surface of the sun and all those ghetto fixes don't last long...

[Dj Waffle]

thanks for everyone's input. i was wrong it was the stupid little stopper.
so i used the nickel and tape for now hahahaha. :D

[tac 1]

My neighbor was telling me his friend sold a clean-running 240 for $300 cause non of his mechanics couldnt figure this out. His friend wouldve given it for free to my neighbor if he accepted it. So dumb! Lol

[S14DB]

You can get a door stopper that fits for cheaper at the auto parts store.

[Dj Waffle]

My neighbor was telling me his friend sold a clean-running 240 for $300 cause non of his mechanics couldnt figure this out. His friend wouldve given it for free to my neighbor if he accepted it. So dumb! Lol

wow..ahaha :picardfp:

[ryandriftingfat]

Same thing happened on my car. I used one of the plastic clips that is used all over the back half of the interior. It's such a bitch to work under there that I'm just leaving it as is for now. When I pull the dash I'll do it right.

[Dj Waffle]

Same thing happened on my car. I used one of the plastic clips that is used all over the back half of the interior. It's such a bitch to work under there that I'm just leaving it as is for now. When I pull the dash I'll do it right.

ahahaha smart man smart.
&& i know its a bitch to work under there and get my hand
in that little spot ahah.

[ryandriftingfat]

ahahaha smart man smart.
&& i know its a bitch to work under there and get my hand
in that little spot ahah.

It's worked great actually. I only meant it to be a few month stopgap, but it's been working fine for a year. Totally recommend it since it's definitely something you only want to do once. Dunno if I'd trust tape, but the clip works perfectly. I took some pics for my blog here.

Brakelights don’t work – why? (http://givemeshred.com/brakelights-dont-work-why/)

[chris805]

haha this happened to me and i also used one of those plastic interior clips/glue

[Dj Waffle]

haha this happened to me and i also used one of those plastic interior clips/glue

ohh alritee cool. if this coin method doesnt hold i will use the clip haha. thanks

[Shyann2263]

anybody have any pics showing the steps

[LeaS13Zenki]

Hahah exact same thing happen to me as well fixed it with JB weld putty.

[Jake1992]

anybody have any pics showing the steps

dont really need pics to show the step ... what i did was go under my dash fith a flashligt .... follow the brake peddal up... u see the switch and now suppose it as like a ring open on the pedal and the switch is a tiny stick sticking out.... well i was creative and used a bolt and two nuts one on each side so i could even adjust it when i just press lay my foot on it it turns on :s101:

good luck

[excelS13]

It's worked great actually. I only meant it to be a few month stopgap, but it's been working fine for a year. Totally recommend it since it's definitely something you only want to do once. Dunno if I'd trust tape, but the clip works perfectly. I took some pics for my blog here.

Brakelights don’t work – why? (http://givemeshred.com/brakelights-dont-work-why/)


sorry to bump an old thread, but for anyone attempting to do this ryandriftingfats method works great. the only thing i suggest is to make sure the car is running when installing the fastener behind the stop lamp switch. I spent over an hour trying to get that thing on and was about to give up, you will understand when attempting. Anyways the brake pedal was giving me the most problems because it was hard to apply pressure to it with one arm. I started the car, brake pedal went further down and i got the fastener in within one minute.

[cotbu]

sorry to bump an old thread, but for anyone attempting to do this ryandriftingfats method works great. the only thing i suggest is to make sure the car is running when installing the fastener behind the stop lamp switch. I spent over an hour trying to get that thing on and was about to give up, you will understand when attempting. Anyways the brake pedal was giving me the most problems because it was hard to apply pressure to it with one arm. I started the car, brake pedal went further down and i got the fastener in within one minute.
This is a typical fix to a common problem, no need to explain how much you failed, at the fix.
You don't have too push on the brake pedal while the engine is off, just the switch. after your done start the car and confirm you did the job correctly.