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Brake lights

squirtdog

Basic User
City
Torrey
State
ut
Brake light quit working. Looked under dash and no wires are going to brake plunger. How to temporary wire it until I do a full wiring job?
 

Kim Dawson

CJ-8 Member
Member
City
Molalla
State
Or
Look for the wires that plug into the switch and put them back on would be my best guess.
 

FLCJ8

Legacy Registered User
City
Palm Bay
State
FL
Brake light quit working. Looked under dash and no wires are going to brake plunger. How to temporary wire it until I do a full wiring job?
Are you saying the wire connector came loose from the plunger?
If the wires are there and need to be reconnected or the plunger needs to be replaced, just know this is one of the most frustrating tasks you can encounter.
There is no good (safe) way to assure the brake lights function appropriately without rigging something that is more complicated than fixing the issue.
 

squirtdog

Basic User
City
Torrey
State
ut
I can not find the wires going to the Plunger. Need to temporarily wire the brake lights until I can rewire Any suggestions? Thanks
 

Spieg

Scrambler Junkie
Lifetime Member
City
Aurora
State
CO
If the lights were working before, the wires/connector can't have gone far. Keep looking.
 

squirtdog

Basic User
City
Torrey
State
ut
I have and still haven't found the connector. Could the brake lights have been wired another way? Thanks
 

Spieg

Scrambler Junkie
Lifetime Member
City
Aurora
State
CO
Anything is possible. I had an old CJ5 in high school that I temporarily used a jumper wire direct from the battery to the tail lights. I routed the wire up and down the shifter where I cut the wire near the shift knob and I'd manually touch the two wire ends together when I wanted the brake light to come on. Super sketchy but it got me around for a few days until I fixed the switch.
 

squirtdog

Basic User
City
Torrey
State
ut
Got them to work. I was looking for a two eire connection when it was only one wire. Thanks for everyones help
 
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