Brake lights in the "on" position HELP

[jayamasaki]

Good day laddies. Hope everyone had an excellente Easter!

My brake lights stay in the on position only when i turn on my 1600. Is there a switch on the peddle assembly or somewhere else.

When i turn the key off, the brake lights turn off. the rest of the lights seem to be OK, (parking, signals, headlights, hazards OK) the minute the key is in the on position the brake lights stay on? any ideas?

[mossyboy6]

There is a switch in the brake linkage behind the booster.

Sounds like you need a new one.

[mossyboy6]

There is a switch in the brake linkage behind the booster.

Sounds like you either need a new one, or it needs to be adjusted.

[jayamasaki]

There is a switch in the brake linkage behind the booster.

Sounds like you either need a new one, or it needs to be adjusted.

Many thanks!!!

Can anyone provide photos for me of what the switch looks like?

[eastsidebimmer]

My 68 2002 did the same thing...I shot it with some Wd-40 and got it unstuck and then just got a new one from the dealer. I think the same brake switch is used for cars up through E30s -- mine had one in stock. Look at your brake booster on the back...it looks like a regular plunger switch with a wire sticking out of it. Get this fixed quick--don't want to melt your rear lenses.

Ben

[mossyboy6]

There ya go.

[JLENHAM]

x2 on the possibility that it may be sticking.

Easy to replace yourself, two wires, two nuts sandwich the threaded body and allow for adjustment.

Autozone or Advance was able to get one for me the next day, it was like $10.

[Timmer]

Not completely sure all, but on the '68 1600/2002 the stop switch might be located inside the car, behind the brake pedal, as on my 1969 NK 2000; still, easy to get to and every now and then I would spray some WD-40 or similar on the button end of the unit, manually work it; kind of keep it from getting stuck.

Tim.

[c.d.iesel]

" B " marks the lite switch clearance

[jayamasaki]

Not completely sure all, but on the '68 1600/2002 the stop switch might be located inside the car, behind the brake pedal, as on my 1969 NK 2000; still, easy to get to and every now and then I would spray some WD-40 or similar on the button end of the unit, manually work it; kind of keep it from getting stuck.

Tim.

Well i took alook at it, as it turns out, the switch is on the outside, and it looks like there is a total of 4 wires into two seperate switches. however, the lights only turn off when i disconnect one wire from one switch. When i disconnet the other one on the other switch nothing happens to the lights, they stay on.

So i guess the switch is bad. I will go to the BMW dealer to buy a new switch.

[jayamasaki]

I disconnected the one switch, and all of a sudden my brake light work properly???

weird.

[HBChris]

Do you have the remote brake booster that is mounted very low? Or does it look like this?

[jayamasaki]

Do you have the remote brake booster that is mounted very low? Or does it look like this?

Yes the booster is high and right below it are 2 switches mounted to the firewall. Each switch has 2 wires coming out the top.

[HBChris]

Jason,

The stop light switch is mounted in the booster bracket as seen below, there are no other switches. There is a lead with 2 wires next to it that goes to the reservoir floats indicating low brake fluid. This illuminates the red warning light in the dash.