Brake lights

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Pgxxl
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#1 Brake lights

Post by Pgxxl » Tue May 04, 2021 12:32 am

Hi , my brake lights aren’t working on my series 3 roadster. Any ideas . If so can you direct me to where items are located
1972 OTS
Opalescent silver blue
Purchased Oct 2020

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Craig Balzer
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#2 Re: Brake lights

Post by Craig Balzer » Tue May 04, 2021 2:52 am

Not much to go on here, but a perennial problem area is the brake light switch itself located under/behind the pedal. It is a simple spring-loaded plunger switch that when pushed upon by the brake pedal, closes the circuits and illuminates the brake lamps.

The switch is made of white plastic and gets fragile with age. A search of Jag-Lovers will find 1 or 2 nearer-to-contemporary replacements from non-Jaguar models -- they screw right in and are adjustable.

Craig
Craig Balzer
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
1972 Series III OTS, 4-Speed (soon-to-be a Guy Broad 5-Speed), A/C, CWW

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