I wonder how many Vanagons out there have one bad brake light switch?
Probably quite a few since the only way you find out is when boith
brake light switches have failed.  Redundant systems are cool, but
only if there is a method for letting you know the primary has failed.

Happy Frydaye...

Jeff

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Warren Lail<wklail@gmail.com> wrote:
> For now I'm staying in military/euro mode. �Too much going on to take
> the module apart right now.
>
> My brake light switches arrived this morning. �I had a hell of a time
> figuring out how to get to the one closest to the nose of the bus. �I
> eventually used a deep well 22mm socket and with an extension and came
> up from beneath. �I have read that if one has nimble fingers only a
> few drops will spill. �Of course that statement assumes that the
> threads on the new switch are not boogered up (that's a technical
> term). �I quickly grabbed the second of the new switches and it
> screwed right in. �Turns out there was a small nick on the threads on
> the first one I tried. �I cleaned up the threads and used it in the
> aft switch, no problem. �Now I have normal brake lights!
>
> Now, I'll search the archives for third brake light setups, but does
> anyone have a favorite third brake light? �Preferably easy to install
> and to wire up?
>
> TIA,
>
> Warren in Santa Fe (but on euro time).
>