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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 03:19 AM
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How To adjust Brake Light Pedal Switch.

If you are like me and your car came from the factory w/ too much play between Braking, and the light coming on, and does not want to waste time going to a dealer, making an appointment, and actually showing up for an appointment,here is how to adjust the switch:
1. Push driver seat all the way back.
2. Take flashlight and look at top of brake pedal to find brake light switch.
3. The switch will rotate about 1/4 turn. turn it and then you can move the switch up and down on it's track.
4. Adjust and then turn switch back 1/4 turn to lock in place.
5. Check with mirror that switch is activating with the desired pressure on brake pedal.

I decided not to list clockwise/counterclockwise, cause you will only get confused working upside down. If anyone actually needs pics, then either you need to take it in for servicing, or you just really love pics for the hell of it.

I will post pics if needed.
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Old Apr 5, 2005 | 11:50 AM
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Great post!

Also, do you know how to adjust the e-brake itself? For some reason mine engages super high. Feels really loose.
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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if it doenst bother you can you post some pics please?
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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 12:45 AM
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Thanks for the info. This drives me nuts! When I go around this one down hill s-turn I can see the brake light flashing or it's actually full on while I taking hard lefts it just drives me bonkers! It's almost 1 am so I'll mess around with this in the morning. Thanks.

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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 02:03 PM
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For those who need to know which direction to turn the switch, if you imagine yourself looking at the wire connector end of the switch (not the plunger end), you would turn it counter-clockwise.

Also, try to make a note of how far the pedal has pushed in the switch plunger before you loosen it. Once the housing is loosened, the switch will spring loose from the bracket due to the pressure on the plunger. Noting where it was when you started will help you determine how far to adjust it.

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I decided not to list clockwise/counterclockwise, cause you will only get confused working upside down.
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Old Dec 16, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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Can you post some pics, My Girlfriend was following me and I was slowing for a light and she said my brake lights never came on... So I would like to adjust this.
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Old Mar 11, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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Last edited by krillin; Mar 11, 2007 at 06:18 PM.
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 03:18 PM
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how the hell do u get ur hand in there?
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 04:23 PM
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I got my hand in there but I cant get it to turn either way! Is there a trick to getting it to unlock, I was really trying hard.
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 05:45 PM
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i cant even turn it. Jp7 did you figure it out
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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i cant even turn it. Jp7 did you figure it out
lol, no - I can't get it to unlock.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Jp7
I got my hand in there but I cant get it to turn either way! Is there a trick to getting it to unlock, I was really trying hard.
Bringing this thread up before it hits a year, but i cannot for the life of me get the damn thing to turn either way...just wondering how ended up doing it
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 05:47 PM
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Bringing this thread up before it hits a year, but i cannot for the life of me get the damn thing to turn either way...just wondering how ended up doing it
I haven't yet... I drove my car 500 miles last year. I will try again this year. I've got to be doing it wrong.
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Old Dec 21, 2019 | 07:23 PM
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bringing this thread back up because i can't turn it either way. it seems very hard. any trick to it? perhaps a video?
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