HELP! Lower-rear Braking lights not working... Central one working.

[gd47]

Hey,

Forgive me if this is in the wrong place...

I have a 1.2 16v and my lower braking lights aren't working. The central one above the window works fine though. Its my first car, but ive got a good range of mechanical knowledge. Ive only just noticed the problem and they both seem to have gone at the same time.

Bulbs are intact.
Have checked all the fuses i can find for rear lights... couldnt find a brake light fuse. (Location?)
Ive also replaced the Brake Light switch above the pedal with 3 different ones to make sure.
I'm about to go and check the earths of both lights ...
Ive now been digging through threads and whatnot for 2 hours and cant seem to find anything.


Really cant be arsed with a ticket from the Police as ive had one before.

any help is massively appreciated!

Thank you!

 

[gd47]

update...

checked both earths and no joy.
located the brake light fuse (F2 'STOP' fuse)... didnt work.

put both bulbs in a different slot to see if they worked and they did.

Im running out of ideas now, ive tried everything ive read of.


anyone got any other ideas?

 

[leeds2592]

Have they only just stopped working?

If not, and they've never worked, it could be something as daft as not having twin filament bulbs?

 

[gd47]

Yeah!
theyve been working for months... changed the bulbs in April, and only just noticed it today!

 

[car.crash]

Are these led bulbs?

 

[gd47]

nope! standard bulbs.

 

[nath&alex]

Well the high level light comes from the exact same supply as the passenger rear so its possibly a connection issue. Have you used a multi meter on the plug that meets up with each lighting unit?

Those plugs do have a tendency to be a bit dodgy. Also the rear sockets tend to be a bit dodgy also