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brake light question
I'm always driving my car, right? So I never see it from behind. Well, my brake warning light has been coming on once in a while for a few weeks. Always random, not a big thing. Anyway, I dropped her off today for a brake rotor change and I watched the mechanic drive her into the garage. I have 1, maybe 2 bulbs out on my middle brake light. Can anyone tell me how to replace it?
--Michelle
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~~Michelle ----------------------------------------------- '92 LS-L - copper - 190K miles '94 LS-L - pearlie - 92K miles *still have '92 parts* |
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open the trunk and look up. There is a plastic panel that comes down. Open that and you can twist off the bulbs. The bulb number is 1175 if I recall correctly but do check in the manual
lwin
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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The center mounted stop light is an LED panel if I remember correctly. You can not just buy a replacement bulb at the car parts store. If you don't want to purchase a new assembly, you could try purchasing replacement LED's at Radio Shack and replace the elements yourself. Be warned though, while soldering is not an extremely difficult task, inexperienced hands can still do more damage than good.
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Also, the Brake Warning light being on at the same time as a few elements of your center brake light being out is a coincidence. Most likely, the fluid was either low (because of worn pads) or the sensor was getting stuck. New pads and a brake system flush should take care of that little problem.
KuoH |
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