by "Jim Warman" <mechanic@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 5, 2008 at 07:40 AM
Nope.... this has nothing to do with the brake lights... FWIW, brake lights
are required by law... how could a manufacturer disable something required
by law and then turn the vehicle loose on the streets?????
The switch in question is a redundant switch built into the system... and
all it affects is the cruise control...
"Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "Jim Warman" <mechanic@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:zj0Tj.257$KB3.116@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Disconnecting the switch is called an "interim" repair... this is to
> remove
>> the possibility of the switch causing a fire until sufficient stocks
are
>> available (FWIW, IIRC, the harness supplied for some applications was
> fused
>> on the wrong side of the switch.... the new jumper will be double fused
>> so
>> that "one size fits most").
>>
>> Now... re-read the part about "fire"... A poor way of doing business
>> would
>> be to allow your van to burst into flames while they waited for
>> sufficient
>> parts to be on hand...
>>
>
> Oh that's sweet, disconnect brake switch so that you have no rear brake
> lights...
>
> Ted
>
>
