by "Rick Blaine" <Rick@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 4, 2008 at 02:01 PM
<syclone98@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:37a352d7-128b-4d59-af4f-58bc36349888@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I recently bought a 1998 Honda Civic DX and discovered that my brake
> lights are not working.
>
> I began troubleshooting the problem by first replacing the brake light
> switch (under the brake pedal) which didn't help and then replaced the
> third brake light bulb (which was burnt out) but that didn't help
> either.
>
> I then started looking at the brake light bulbs and discovered
> something a little odd. The actual brake light bulb has two filaments
> in it - the first is for the running lights and the second gets
> illuminated when the brake pedal is pressed. What's happening with my
> car is that if the headlights are on, both filaments are lit for some
> unknown reason. I should add that the turn signals still work so I
> know that there is power in the circuit.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions on where I should look to fix the problem?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Christopher
Maybe the wrong kind of bulbs are installed?
