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rear light bar/center brake light
My center brake light does not work. Never has. Is the panel supposed to also be lit up when the head lights are on?
Is there a repair available? Or do I need a new rear/center brake light panel? |
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Re: rear light bar/center brake light
it's only a brake light. Not a tail light.
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Re: rear light bar/center brake light
OK. Any input on repair options, or the best way to get one? Over $200 from Subaru parts.
Last edited by SUPER; 03-22-2014 at 12:08 PM. |
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Re: rear light bar/center brake light
Are we talking about the upper LED strip or the center section of the tail lights with the "SVX" script? Either way, test for power to the lights before going and buying parts. Are you getting a "Brake Lamp" or whatever it is light on the dash when you hit the brakes?
This is what your running/tail lights should look like: And this is what the brake lights should look like: (Note that this is a JDM car. Yours will have the dimmer tail lights like my car above where his reverse lights are)
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Re: rear light bar/center brake light
It's the thin LED strip. Seems pretty expensive for a brake light.
I am not getting a BRAKE light on dash. |
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Re: rear light bar/center brake light
Interesting... I'd test for power to that strip first before ordering parts. LED's are extremely reliable, so it might be an issue with power getting there. A broken wire in the trunk hinge for example.
Honestly I'm not even sure those are LEDs... I'm assuming they are, but given the age of the SVX they could be tiny bulbs. Either way, check for power.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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Re: rear light bar/center brake light
Center LED's are brake lite only.Its either un plugged or a broken wire,should be an easy fix. One of the few things I have never seen fail on an svx.
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Re: rear light bar/center brake light
A few of my LEDs in the bar have failed, but it hasn't affected the rest from lighting up.
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Re: rear light bar/center brake light
Turns out it was unplugged. Works fine now.
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