Brake fuse keeps blowing

[StockoVRWagz]

Seems to be a common problem, I've done a search and found some things to try but had no luck so far. Either it keeps blowing or the threads died.

Car is a series 1 VT Calais
The issue is my brake light fuse keeps blowing. Sometimes instantly, sometimes it could take a few minutes with the foot on the break for it to blow. I've replaced/taken all the globes out, unplugged the indicator stalk, cleaned the earth for the tail light loom, taped up all wires incase of rubbing on the body, removed the trailer plug, disconnected the boot spoiler light and it's still having issues.

Help plz?

Have to catch the fken bus then train to work now cause of this heap of crap lol.

 

[Lex]

Hi
Tried stop light switch, above brake pedal?
Lex

 

[StockoVRWagz]

I havent replaced it, but I did take it out and did seem to still be good. Ill pick one up anyway though just to make sure.

 

[Lex]

Hi
Also have you installed brake led light globes? I've noticed some of the other members having issues with them.
Lex

 

[StockoVRWagz]

Nah car is stock as a rock. Tried using new globes and also tried with no globes in at all and still have the issue. I'm hopefully picking up another brake switch tonight and seeing how it goes.

 

[Turtl3]

Honestly mate with things like that sometimes its easier to just take it to a reputable auto sparky who can throw his gear at it and find the fault quickly and easily. One of my previous car kept blowing headlights and fuses because of a wire the had rubbed through behind the dash pad. He found this in about 30 mins after i had already spent hundreds on switches, relays, globes and my own time lol.

 

[billythakid]

and also tried with no globes in at all and still have the issue.

You have a dead short in a wire if it's blowing with no bulbs
Check the actual bulb sockets have no corrosion or wires touching inside or behind going into the loom

 

[BlackVXGTS]

When you say "brake light fuse", what fuse are you actually referring to? I can't find any fuse labelled "brake light" in my workshop manual. Fuses F1 to F27 are in the compartment under the steering wheel and fuses F28 to
F35 are in the engine compartment.

 

[StockoVRWagz]

Fuse 5. stop lamps.

Yeah hopefully get auto electrician to look at it Monday, was hoping to fix it myself bit over the bus/train/bus/walk comute to and from work lol.

 

[StockoVRWagz]

haha looks like someone already changed the switch at some point with a non cruise control one.

Edit. definitely not the switch. Found 3 spares in my shed and popped the fuse straight away. Has to be a wiring short. Somebody has butchered the wiring in it tho for a grandpa stocker. Cant understand wtf they have done, wires joined and extra ones that run nowhere and a switch thats not hooked up at all. I think the books say Brisbane airport was the original owner so might have been a chauffeur car or something? All the extra wiring is taped and ive followed the loom as far back as I can and cant see any rubbing against metal. Did seem odd just having problems now after owning it for 18 months lol.

Definitely going to see an auto elec Monday. Still going to try and sort it out myself though between now and then, if I havent swapped it another car for it by then lol.