Break lights and reverse lights

Is that one of the cars with a row of spring loaded contacts that the hatch closes onto?

If the contacts are dirty, or covered with something when the door closes, that could cause it.

Brake lights.

Rob Graham

Obviously broken.

And the blubs?

That's what happens when you buy them from the petrol station.

A Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher film wasn't it?

may be an earth fault affecting all three, but not especially likely. I would rig up a power and earth lead that I knew had power and earth for sure (like straight from the battery) and use those to prove the bulbs can light in situ. It is then not too hard to work out which doesn't work (earth or power) My expectation would be that the bulbs have failed (sorry) or that the wrong bulbs are in there or that you may have checked the wrong bulbs in the cluster.

Corrosion in the contacts? Lost earth connection (although that usually shows up with funny symptoms when indicating). Get a voltmeter, failing that check for power reaching the cluster with a 12 volt bulb on a couple of test leads

Hi,

I have checked the bulbs and even replaced them and they are ok. Also i have checked the contacts both sides and removed and refitted also. I will check for earth problems as suggested tomorrow, but the other lights on the panel work ok (indicator, fog lights etc) i will have to see how the other breake light connects up the one on the boot that actually works, it prob feeds the others or the others feed that not sure will have to get the meter out tomorrow and take another look. I guess it could be the reverse light switch thats gone also as suggested, possible just fluke that both faults were found same week or even same time.

Thanks

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