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Check brake lights
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Check brake lights
And check tail lights keep coming up but there working any ideas ? Please
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Re: Check brake lights
I had this in my E39. It was the centre brake light.
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Re: Check brake lights
Thanks I will check it 

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Re: Check brake lights
I get this alot and its because the connectors on the bulb holder has rusted really badly, even destroyed some parts of it, the slight twist though and its working again. So sometimes i get the message but by the next drive its gone again. Check you bulb holder connectors.
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Re: Check brake lights
[quote="jeegnesh"]
I get this alot and its because the connectors on the bulb holder has rusted really badly, even destroyed some parts of it, the slight twist though and its working again. So sometimes i get the message but by the next drive its gone again. Check you bulb holder connectors.
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Can't your tame mechanic (aka Sanj) sort it all for you? He's good at that sort of thing.
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I get this alot and its because the connectors on the bulb holder has rusted really badly, even destroyed some parts of it, the slight twist though and its working again. So sometimes i get the message but by the next drive its gone again. Check you bulb holder connectors.
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Can't your tame mechanic (aka Sanj) sort it all for you? He's good at that sort of thing.

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Re: Check brake lights
Even his skills have only left temp fixes. Problem is everytime I order parts I forget to order a new bulb holder. Done it again today. Dooh.
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Re: Check brake lights
Arse - do your own steering wheel! >:(
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Re: Check brake lights
I am a new owner 52 4.4 Sport, and was faced with this issue last week.
Stripped lights out and cleaned bulb holder connections and the board with a fibreglass pen, solved the problem.
Stripped lights out and cleaned bulb holder connections and the board with a fibreglass pen, solved the problem.
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