Renault 5 brake lights not working

Lada & Korean Parts · Post by **Lada & Korean Parts** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:57 am

this isn't one of those unusual cars where the key has to be on??

if bulbs & fuses are okay,i would suspect switch.
take wires off switch,short together,if brakelights come on,replace switch.

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:10 am

A good lube for electrickery type thingies is crc 226, won't cause shorts or anything...not bad in lock barrels or for removing annoying squeaks either

ahma · Post by **ahma** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:05 pm

Dont worry - you will not cause shorts with WD40, definately not in a 12V system. Maybe if we talk 12 kilovolts...

Both brake light bulbs blown?? Very unusual... I smell a rat... just dont know what type...

Have you done any measuring with the fine instrument Multimeter?

Are there more functions using the same fuse?

Jonno · Post by **Jonno** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:06 pm

Poor earth??

GadgetBoy · Post by **GadgetBoy** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:23 pm

One has to bear in mind that Renault 5s are one of the cars with worse wiring than Ladas.

Lada & Korean Parts · Post by **Lada & Korean Parts** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:12 am

just short the 2 wires together off brake light switch,eliminate that before anything else.