vt s pack brake light!

[pac3y]

hey people! first time posting here so here it goes....
recently noticed that my drivers side (right) brake light is dim compared to the passengers side. i changed the globe annd it resulted in the same problem...
anyone have any suggestions to what may solve my problem?

[Lumps of cheese]

Mabye the lens is a bit faded or something?

[pac3y]

naah when i put a in a new globe it goesss all right for about 5 mins and then just dimsss......

[feg]

I had a disimilar issue with my brake light that may help. One of my brake lights would go out, also taking out the taillight.

The bayonet of the brakelight is a split ping and at some point the light had been put put in around the wrong way which made the enclosure split.

have a look at it and see if the light is sitting in the holder correctly.

I bought a new one from my local holden dealership, $40.

Hope this helps.

[pac3y]

;ive noticed that the socket that the globe plugs into have a tinnny split about a 1cm long...that seriously cant be why its dimming tho can it?

[Ozzie]

most likely its an earthing issue.

clean the connections inside the harness's and globe sockets and make sure the earth wire isnt damaged. If u still have the problem then run another earth wire from the globe socket to some bare steel on the chassis and see if its brighter then

[pac3y]

funny you say that my magtes older brother whose a mechanic mentioned that it may be a earthing issue...can i just clean the wires with a damp rag of hot water? or what?

[Ozzie]

funny you say that my magtes older brother whose a mechanic mentioned that it may be a earthing issue...can i just clean the wires with a damp rag of hot water? or what?

if you can... try to use some sandpaper or nail file or something.
water isnt a good idea as it will corrode the contacts even more.

metholated spirits will work but in the long term it will also corrode the contacts.
so the best method is to sand the layer of crap off the contacts

[pac3y]

hmmm well i took a look at the bulb when it was plugged in but with the cover off annd when ive got the accessories on the light doesnt seem to be bright. when you put your foot down on the brake one of the electrodes? in the bulb light up fully wheresas the accessories one behind it doesnt light up that much. you can see a differecne when youve got the brake pedal depressed beccause they both have current running through them. soo it cant really be a grounding isssue.
i took a look at the passenger sides buld and it says 5watt but its got 21v whereas the dimming one has 5w but has 24v on it?

[Phreddy]

LOL!! It's a 24V globe!! Probably for a truck - they run 24V systems.

That's why it's so dim - 12V can only push half the current through it, so only half the power. When a globe filament is only running half its rated power it's putting out less than 25% of the nominal light!

Change it for a 12V globe, and it should be sweet.

(also, take the 24V globe back to the dodo who sold it to you, lube it up a little, and jam it up his clacker!!)

[pac3y]

haha that would explain alot....as for that dodo that sold it to me super cheap or should i say super crap! i never really trusted the stupid 17 year old behind the counter!!!!!


thank you thank you thank you!!!