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in line brake switch
heyzee - 3/3/04 at 09:01 PM

have all of you chaps that are useing floor mounted pedals useing the in line brake switch??if so where do you position it and how mutch are they and where can i get one

Kitlooney1000 - 3/3/04 at 09:16 PM

i think merlin, and demon tw*ts do them, around £15 for the body about £7 for the switch. Rally designs do them for about £15 for the pair, thats where mine came from. I put mine on the front brakes and used it to split into 2, one for each side

bob - 4/3/04 at 12:06 AM

Dave

have a look in my photo archive,theres a pic or two of switch.

Mines at rear,which makes sense as thats where the stop lights are

JAG - 4/3/04 at 08:53 AM

I got one of these switches for <£5 at the Stoneleigh show last year.

Can't remember who from, one of those stalls with lots of little wooden boxes and everything from brake switches to chrome badges etc...

nick205 - 4/3/04 at 08:55 AM

heyzee,

ditto what Bob says, I have some photos of the rear brake pipe routing in my archive, showing the in line switch position.

HTH

Nick

locoboy - 4/3/04 at 09:01 AM

Mac1 motorsport £6 + couple of quid P+P.

Hellfire - 5/3/04 at 10:29 PM

ours is at the front cos that's where the fusebox and reservoir are less wires.

Soz Bob...




[Edited on 5-3-04 by Hellfire]

[Edited on 5-3-04 by Hellfire]

bob - 5/3/04 at 10:45 PM

No prob,i saw a few with the pressure swich at the back so copied.

Must admit i've seen a few at the front since,but i didnt have a prob with wires as premier wiring looms give you plenty.

Hellfire - 6/3/04 at 08:37 PM

think of the extra weight...

Must a few extra grams there... talking of white lines....

As long as it works!!!

Deckman001 - 7/3/04 at 04:56 PM

Hell fire, just saw your pic, what happens if you get any air in the system, the first 'high' point into the system is your brake switch !! sure it will still work ??? might be worth turning it over to prevent any such problems ??

Jason

mad-butcher - 7/3/04 at 07:47 PM

switch off vw golf T peice off donor sierra.
any good motor factors

britishtrident - 21/3/04 at 08:33 AM

Just point out the switch must go in the FRONT hydraulic circuit as stated old construction and use regs. If you have in the rear circuit even if you get through the SVA an MOT tester can fail you, or Traffic cops can book you.

bob - 21/3/04 at 09:37 AM

Can someone confirm where the pressure switch is located on VW golfs ?

I believe they are at the rear of the car in the rear circuit.

theconrodkid - 21/3/04 at 09:44 AM

on the bulkhead in the front pipework just above the gearbox

bob - 21/3/04 at 10:02 AM

cheers

alister667 - 23/3/04 at 09:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Just point out the switch must go in the FRONT hydraulic circuit as stated old construction and use regs. If you have in the rear circuit even if you get through the SVA an MOT tester can fail you, or Traffic cops can book you.


Mine just went through an MOT yesterday with the switch on the rear circuit - exactly the same as hellfire's setup. As well as this as far as I know all westfields have their switches in the same place (well the BECs anyhow).
Just wondering I don't see it mentioned whereabouts is this in the SVA manual? Also why does it matter - surely the action of the master cylinder works on all 3 (in the case of the sierra) lines?
Thanks
Ali

bob - 23/3/04 at 11:36 PM

Yep mines at the back and staying there now,as you say the westfields are located there i just copied them.

britishtrident - 26/3/04 at 07:19 PM

quote:
Originally posted by alister667
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Just point out the switch must go in the FRONT hydraulic circuit as stated old construction and use regs. If you have in the rear circuit even if you get through the SVA an MOT tester can fail you, or Traffic cops can book you.


Mine just went through an MOT yesterday with the switch on the rear circuit - exactly the same as hellfire's setup. As well as this as far as I know all westfields have their switches in the same place (well the BECs anyhow).
Just wondering I don't see it mentioned whereabouts is this in the SVA manual? Also why does it matter - surely the action of the master cylinder works on all 3 (in the case of the sierra) lines?
Thanks
Ali


Its the law and has been since brake lights were first legally acknowledged -- not all testers are on the ball enough to pick it up or even know about it. Because it is pretty obscure it isn't covered in the MOT testers training course and likely not in the SVA course either.
The history behind it is that when brake lights were first fitted some cars still had a mechanical rod or cable brakes, often the pedal was connected only to the front brakes or slightly better to the front and a transmision brake. Normal stopping procedure was to use the foot brake assissisted by gentle aplication of the handbrake.

[Edited on 26/3/04 by britishtrident]

britishtrident - 26/3/04 at 07:31 PM

quote:
Originally posted by bob
Can someone confirm where the pressure switch is located on VW golfs ?

I believe they are at the rear of the car in the rear circuit.


On the side of the master cylinder -- the Golf m/cylinder usually has 6 tapped bosses, one for each wheel plus two brake switches Golfs I have worked on had a diagonal hydraulic split with a two switches one on each circuit..

Usually the terminnals on brake switches on older Golfs fall off if you try and disconnect them -- Geman quality.