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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Weak brake lights

I have a 63 Mk 1 midget and I have failed my WOF (MOT) because the brake lights are noticably weaker than the rear lights. I have checked the connections at the pressure switch and at the rear of the car and they seem OK. I have connected the two wires to the pressure switch together and the lights work no differently. All other lights work well. Any suggestions??
Mike Quilter

Wires could be backwards. Meaning, they are lighting the wrong filaments. Open the boot and switch them to see if there is an improvement.
Trevor Jessie

Silly question: are the bulbs fitted the right way? Lamps wired correctly?
i.e. tail lamps and brake lamps transposed.

Just a thought.

If not, you may have a corroded bullet connection where the front loom and rear loom join - base of the R/H 'screen pillar. Not likely to be an earthing problem as the earth is common - lamp body to shell - for the two filaments in the stop/tail bulb.
Dave O'Neill 2

Thanks for that men, I swapped the leads so that the stop light was the bright one and it passed. Thanks from down under.
Mike Quilter

This thread was discussed between 24/11/2010 and 25/11/2010

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