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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: valliant1972 on 20 June 2015, 19:58:42

Title: Odd Brake light Problem
Post by: valliant1972 on 20 June 2015, 19:58:42
Hi Forum, I had my brake light check message come up and I checked the lights and only the drivers side is not working. On checking it, it lights up dimly. Is this just a bulb problem or maybe a short somewhere?
Title: Re: Odd Brake light Problem
Post by: tunnie on 20 June 2015, 20:00:16
Pop a fresh bulb in there and go from there  :y
Title: Re: Odd Brake light Problem
Post by: Andy B on 20 June 2015, 21:23:15
Clean all the connections in the bulb holder and the contacts spring firmly against the bulb ..... you've possibly a dodgy 'earth'  :y :y :y
Title: Re: Odd Brake light Problem
Post by: Lazydocker on 20 June 2015, 21:32:01
Have you changed any bulbs recently? If so, check you've got them fitted correctly.
Title: Re: Odd Brake light Problem
Post by: 05omegav6 on 20 June 2015, 22:31:02
Have you changed any bulbs recently? If so, check you've got them fitted correctly.
Stop/Tail bulbs should be 21/4 W not the more usual 21/5W and they also have offset and staggered locating pins... Easy to force the wrong bulb and have issues ;)
Title: Re: Odd Brake light Problem
Post by: Lazydocker on 20 June 2015, 23:25:32
Have you changed any bulbs recently? If so, check you've got them fitted correctly.
Stop/Tail bulbs should be 21/4 W not the more usual 21/5W and they also have offset and staggered locating pins... Easy to force the wrong bulb and have issues ;)

My thoughts exactly ;)
Title: Re: Odd Brake light Problem
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 20 June 2015, 23:28:42
Have you changed any bulbs recently? If so, check you've got them fitted correctly.
Stop/Tail bulbs should be 21/4 W not the more usual 21/5W and they also have offset and staggered locating pins... Easy to force the wrong bulb and have issues ;)

What idiot specced that, and why?
Title: Re: Odd Brake light Problem
Post by: 05omegav6 on 20 June 2015, 23:39:23
Wasn't me and why not...

In that order :D
Title: Re: Odd Brake light Problem
Post by: Andy B on 21 June 2015, 09:19:05
Have you changed any bulbs recently? If so, check you've got them fitted correctly.
Stop/Tail bulbs should be 21/4 W not the more usual 21/5W and they also have offset and staggered locating pins... Easy to force the wrong bulb and have issues ;)

I only had my Omega for 10 plus years & never noticed  ::) but I just asked at Vauxhall's parts desk