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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 02:57 PM
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my bulbs work cuz when i unlock and lock my car with remote..it lights up....its a 6th gen and its the 2nd brake light to the right...yet when i brake it doesnt show and the fuses are fine...what happened?..replace the bulb but it still lights up when i unlock and lock...
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 05:03 PM
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Default Re: brake lamp sensor came on... (ilikemyaccord)

u sure u didnt replace a dual filament light bulb with a single??? thats what happened to me.
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 05:51 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D21X &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">u sure u didnt replace a dual filament light bulb with a single??? thats what happened to me.</TD></TR></TABLE>

me too. at night my blinkers didnt work for almost a year
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 06:30 PM
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Default Re: brake lamp sensor came on... (Slammed Si)

i have the same problem, everything is in stock form and the light still wont go away after my third brake lamp's blub was roasted..

oh well, it's a 14tyears old honda..
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 06:41 PM
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Default Re: brake lamp sensor came on... (iam7head)

i havent replaced the bulb since it lights up when i use the remote lock.....so im pretty sure it aint the bulb..or could it?...give it a try and buy another one?

btw...h & r's came today...kiss goodbye maxspeed coilovers...haha
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Old Sep 11, 2003 | 03:37 AM
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Default Re: brake lamp sensor came on... (ilikemyaccord)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ilikemyaccord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i havent replaced the bulb since it lights up when i use the remote lock.....so im pretty sure it aint the bulb..or could it?...give it a try and buy another one?</TD></TR></TABLE>Yes, already!

There's 2 filaments in the bulb. When you lock the car it only uses the parking light filament. That doesn't prove ANYTHING about the brakelight filament.
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Old Sep 11, 2003 | 11:02 AM
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thanks....
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