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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 7:44 am    Post subject: Instant electronic brake light switch Reply with quote

Has anyone had any luck finding an instant brake light switch? My switches don’t seem to wanna work without a ton of pressure on the pedal.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 7:47 am    Post subject: Re: Instant electronic brake light switch Reply with quote

GearHeadKeith sells these and they work well. www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2140061
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:02 am    Post subject: Re: Instant electronic brake light switch Reply with quote

Fiddlestyx wrote:
GearHeadKeith sells these and they work well. www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2140061


It got one, a good brake light upgrade. Highly recommend, well designed.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:42 am    Post subject: Re: Instant electronic brake light switch Reply with quote

I had to put one of those kits on after I got my front disc conversion. Having the discs I wasn't applying as much pressure to the pedal, and the lights weren't coming on right away with the stock pressure switches. Got a kit as mentioned above and it works the second I press my pedal. I also installed LED brake lights to lighten the load on the micro switch.
Great upgrade.
Also, the micro switch can be wired in series with the original switches, so if one fails, you will still have brake lights.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 3:45 pm    Post subject: Re: Instant electronic brake light switch Reply with quote

clbarton91 wrote:
Has anyone had any luck finding an instant brake light switch? My switches don’t seem to wanna work without a ton of pressure on the pedal.


Have you tried a pair of good-quality switches, and then bleed the brake system?
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 3:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Instant electronic brake light switch Reply with quote

kangaboy wrote:
Also, the micro switch can be wired in series with the original switches, so if one fails, you will still have brake lights.


parallel, actually.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Instant electronic brake light switch Reply with quote

Fiddlestyx wrote:
GearHeadKeith sells these and they work well. www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2140061


Fiddlestyx, thanks for the kind words about my kit. I just launched my own website to make it easier to order this kit: www.aircooledevolution.com/products

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