[chuckmynatt]

I know this issue has been posted before but..... while driving away from my home on saturday, a neighbor was following me and informed me my brake light were INOP. I knew this was an issue with BDR's because of this forum. I pulled the wires off the hydraulic pressure switch, shorted them together and LAB the brake lights worked. Bad pressure switch. I found a couple of snap-action micro-switches in my parts scrounge which actually were intended for A-10 aircraft. One of them was an open/depressed type so I decided to convert the light system to a pedal actuated switch system. Made a simple aluminum "L" bracket which I bolted to the top of the foot box, mounted the switch on the bracket so when the pedal is not depressed, it actuates the switch, re-routed the wires and bingo, simple, reliable fix. Another cool feature is that when the car is not running, a light touch of the pedal produces an audible "click" from the switch which is at least some indication that everything is ok before driving the car. I suggest that anyone who is still using the hydraulic switch set-up check their brake lights every time you drive your car. Luckily my neighbor let me know about mine as opposed to a cop with a repair ticket or worse a semi plowing up my A**.

Cheers,
Chuck