B18Sleeper

took out some of my interior to take out some stuff that i didnt need behind the dash anymore and went to put it all back in and my brake lights dont work i have checked the fuse and it looks good. what could be wrong? would another fuse not related to brake lights be the problem? thanks

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what did you take out behind the dash?

B18Sleeper

i had gauge faces on and i took out the module nothing to do with the car just accessories, i had some switches and **** i had hooked up for random **** i took out. but its nothing to do with the taillights. so i dont know what is wrong.

schardbody

well, check the obvious........... the brake switch, it prolly got unplugged, or the piece on the pedal that engages it got knocked off. its plastic. happened to me.

B18Sleeper

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by schardbody &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well, check the obvious........... the brake switch, it prolly got unplugged, or the piece on the pedal that engages it got knocked off. its plastic. happened to me.</TD></TR></TABLE>

where is the brake switch or piece on the pedal located exactly?

schardbody

look at the brake pedal assembly, when you hit the brakes the plunger on the cylinder shaped comes out.

actually, now thinking about it, if the plastic piece had fell out the brake lights would be on all the time, so thats not it.

B18Sleeper

well is that the same thing as the brake switch?

B18Sleeper

is the fuse for the brake lights the same as the one for the taillights and license plate light?

B18Sleeper

need help cause i cant drive without my brake lights......

50SaysHeEatsIt

cough.... check all of your grounds

B18Sleeper

ok cough cough why dont u point me to the grounds to check.....cause i dont know

50SaysHeEatsIt

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18Sleeper &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok cough cough why dont u point me to the grounds to check.....cause i dont know </TD></TR></TABLE>

My trans ground broke recently and was the cause of no brake lights and coolant temp senser in the dash to jump around . Also the batt light would come on as well.

But as you stated it might be in the dash area . I know when i put a new ground strap on and made sure i had a good solid ground my problem went bye-bye.

ItsYaBoiGmoney

you should cheak the wireing and make sure you dont have a short like i did!!! i went throught then same thing as you did yesterday night when i noticed that my cluster and tail lights didnt work and socal cops are dicks!!! especially in watts

B18CivicEH2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ItsYaBoiGmoney &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> and socal cops are dicks!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

phew...tell me about...i be gettin herrased by them all the time..

B18Sleeper

well i changed out my cluster fuse and they work but my taillights still dont....so is the fuse for the taillights the same as for the break lights? cause my parking lights and **** come on but just not my brakes....and i dont think it would be a bad ground on anything cuase i didnt do anything to it but remove my gauge faces to sell them.

B18Sleeper

anyone? lol

B18Sleeper

bump someone has to know something about this. i cant drive my car without brake lights lol

B18Sleeper

so i take it no one has an answer for me....i guess i will just go to the honda shop and ask them whats wrong thanks anyways

schardbody

we cant work on your car for you. YOU were the one under the dash pulling **** out, obviously thats when the problem occured. now you want us to figure out what the hell you did that you wasnt supposed to. i already gave you the location of the brake switch, if thats not the problem then there is nothing else we can do to help.

B18Sleeper

yea but i cant figure it out so i dont know if its a fuse that has blown to something else that is causing the brake lights to not work. cause i know how some stuff are connect like ur hazard lights and turn signals. the turn signals wont work unless ur hazard lights are hooked up. i just dont know if there is something like that for the brake lights. i know u cant fix my car for me.

B18CivicEH2

do as schardbody said and check that brake switch...maybe theres a short somewere...check the wires that go to the tail lights...maybe both bulbs went out...hard to believe they both go out at the same time but you never know, could happen..

B18Sleeper

naw the bulbs are good. would it have anything to do with my seat belt light in my cluster not being on?

B18CivicEH2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18Sleeper &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">naw the bulbs are good. would it have anything to do with my seat belt light in my cluster not being on? </TD></TR></TABLE>

ugh..i doubt it but yet, i wouldn't know...i cant think of anything else...

unless
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by schardbody &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">look at the brake pedal assembly, when you hit the brakes the plunger on the cylinder shaped comes out.

actually, now thinking about it, if the plastic piece had fell out the brake lights would be on all the time, so thats not it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

that happened to me before as well..
what if theres somethin holding that little button in and making it NOT pop out when you press the break pedal??like some type of sticky goo that oozed on it???lol...dont know...i really dont know what else could be it...maybe when you pulled whatever you pulled from inside the dash, you prob pulled off a wire that gave power to the break lights??sorry but im no longer any help...

B18Sleeper

thanks anyways

schardbody

sorry about that last reply from me, must of been a bad day or something.

first thing, CHECK ALL FUSES. are your taillights working or not???

if your taillights are working and your brakelights arent then you either unplugged the brakelight switch, broke it, or its out of adjustment.

crank the car, hit the brake pedal, see if the plunger in the brake light switch comes out, if it does and the lights dont work then the switch or the wiring to the switch is probably bad.

if the switch is too far adjusted it wont let the plunger come out far enough to make a circuit and the lights wont come on either, in that case you will need to adjust the switch (it just screws in and out then locks via locknut.

check that out then let me know.