Brake light problem!

[jgomega16]

I have a 95 supra and my brake lights dont come on when I hit the brake. the tail lights come on with the headlights and the led strip on the hatch lights up with the brake. I've checked all the fuses under the hood and under the dash and have checked the bulb filaments themselves and they look fine on top of the fact that it would be a big coincidence that all 4 brake lights going out at the same time due to the bulbs. anyone had this problem before? maybe there is another place in the car with fuses besides the two I know about? any info?
Thanks Justin.

[cassio]

if its anything lke the mkiii, there is a tail light failure switch in the rear, when that goes we have symptoms like that,


-ian

[Idealsupra]

ian since the they light up to begin with im willing to bet its the brake light sto switch...

go to your brake pedal and find that switch and make sure its still working...if its nto working that will cause none of your lights to work...

[jgomega16]

well i checked the pedal switch and its working fine cause the led brake light on the hatch lights up when I press the brake. but as for that tail light failure switch in the back, I dont have a clue about it, ive never heard of it. where is it located? can it be replaced easily? just give me some details about it? Thanks

[jgomega16]

Hey Ian you were right. I couldnt find it myself so I took it to toyota and they found that it was that problem. and damn that thing is expensive! $225 just for the switch! not including labor! oh well fXXk it! But Thanks Ian

[kbprice]

If you've already bought it from Toyota disregard this. If not call Jim at Turbo Toys in Tampa. When mine went out he replaced mine for $75 if I remember right. Numbers in the link at the bottom of my sig.

[jgomega16]

thanks I called him but no one answered so I just left a message. oh buy the way do you have the glass head lights? if so did you get them from turbo toys?

[Idealsupra]

holy hell...75 dollar to replace that little box? jesus i want to get into the rip off business too! you can probably source one off SF for like 30-50 bucks and then put it in your self...its not THAT hard

[Kirk]

jason, yea expensive but sometimes convinient since its right down the road from some of us.

speaking of ripoff, 20 bucks for a shirt u get half a year later, biatch ! :p :lol:

[Idealsupra]

ahem 5 months... and your not helping your cause to get one either whore biscuit ;)

[jgomega16]

well if I can find one cheaper Ill get it and do it myself but so far I cant find one but I still have to call turbo toys again.

[kbprice]

Kirk is right, Convenience(check your sp Kirk) is the word. Yea Supraforums is another good place to check, if you can wait on the UPS man or deal with some of the hassles of PM'ing and waiting for responses. In the end the $75 I spent at Jim's is alot less than the $225 Toyota charges and you still have to put it in yourself.

If you can't get ahold of Jim check this post in Supraforums. (http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=248002)
Larry is a good guy and will always do you right.

[cassio]

Originally posted by jgomega16
Hey Ian you were right. I couldnt find it myself so I took it to toyota and they found that it was that problem. and damn that thing is expensive! $225 just for the switch! not including labor! oh well fXXk it! But Thanks Ian
Glad i could help, figure 'yota would incorporate some of the old w/ the new... and yea 75$ isnt that bad since its local..

-Ian

[jgomega16]

yeah thanks.

[pheobo]

Well... Thank god for search buttons...

I'm freshening up the 95 SE for Sale and need to get the brake lights working.

I'll be calling Jim soon. Thanks for posting up your info guys.