Don't have a stop lamp? Want one?

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Fri May 19, 2006 6:52 pm

There's a bulb blank in the gauge cluster behind the stop-lamp cutout. Grab a holder and a 74 bulb, and it should work

jnorion · Post by **jnorion** » Sat May 20, 2006 3:19 am

Maybe a stupid question, but what's a stop-lamp?

Binford · Post by **Binford** » Sat May 20, 2006 7:35 am

jnorion wrote:Maybe a stupid question, but what's a stop-lamp?

I'm sorry, but I'm soooo tempted to quote that in my sig!

Oh yeah, DRUNK POST!!!

jnorion · Post by **jnorion** » Sat May 20, 2006 7:42 am

I'm not drunk and I'm being serious. I can't think of anything in my gauge cluster that I would call a stop lamp. Brake lights come to mind but I don't have one of those in the cluster, nor did I see a warning light relating to them.

But taken as a single line the way you just quoted it, that looks pretty damn funny.

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Sat May 20, 2006 8:26 am

My wifes sedan has a stop lamp. What the hell is it?

bmxkelowna · Post by **bmxkelowna** » Sat May 20, 2006 8:51 am

ebrake light if im corect

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Sat May 20, 2006 9:32 am

When the brake is pressed, the "stop lamp" light comes on.

jnorion · Post by **jnorion** » Sat May 20, 2006 5:48 pm

I think that would really annoy me... I would always think it was a warning light of something wrong.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Sat May 20, 2006 5:58 pm

Its a light that comes if one of your brake lights burns out, if Im not mistaken.

The handbrake light is the exclaimation mark with the circle..

IronMonkeyL255 · Post by **IronMonkeyL255** » Sat May 20, 2006 6:01 pm

Basically.

At least that's the way it is in my '91.

The brake light is for brake fluid level and e-brake, while the Stop Lamp light is for letting you know if you have a light out.

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Sat May 20, 2006 6:48 pm

All my lights work, so its annoying.

IronMonkeyL255 · Post by **IronMonkeyL255** » Sun May 21, 2006 7:17 am

How would it be annoying? It never comes on until you have a light out........

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Sun May 21, 2006 7:35 am

No lights out, all work, thats why its annoying. And the break fluid resioir is fine too.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Sun May 21, 2006 7:45 am

Sounds like yours is broken then

IronMonkeyL255 · Post by **IronMonkeyL255** » Sun May 21, 2006 5:30 pm

whos?

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Sun May 21, 2006 5:37 pm

dougs

jnorion · Post by **jnorion** » Sun May 21, 2006 6:38 pm

I checked last night and I have one and it turns on with all the warning lights in the "on" position but I've never seen it other than that.

scuzzy · Post by **scuzzy** » Sun May 21, 2006 6:58 pm

some systems use a two stage bulb - whereby one element in the bulb can burn out and the other work - thus it looks like the light is fine, but when you step on the brakes either it doesn't light the other element and the light stays teh same intensity as the other brake, or it goes out completly - depends on how the brake light system is setup.

If your stop lamp is lit on your gauge cluster, either you have a problem with the switch that activates the stomp lamp on the ebrake, on your brake pedal, or one of your lights is burned out.

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Don't have a stop lamp? Want one?

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