MkI brake light switch

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Marc_Scirocco_Quebec)]

I don't know about MK1s, but here is my '83 MK2 setup after going to the 16V
MC. No provision for a pressure switch on the 16V.

I grabbed a brake pedal switch from a mid '80s Audi 5000 at the bone yard
(2$). Grab the connector too and as much of the wiring as you can, two wires
(yellow?).

This just about fits in a ready made hole on the brake bracket for a
mechanical setup. You need to enlarge the hole a very small amount, or
machine threads for the switch, just as they are mounted on the 5000s. I
chose to enlarge the hole and get a nut.

Now cut the pressure switch wires at the MC and fish the wiring back into
the car. On the '83 they are the same color coding, so it was just a matter
of soldering/heat shrink them, and you have brake lights again.

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco
'97 A4

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]De la part de Ron Pieper
> Envoye : vendredi 13 aout 2004 18:49
> A : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : MkI brake light switch
>
>
> OK, after installing my 16V into my MkI (1981) I realized that
> the inboard brake pressure switch
> just had to go, since it was interfering with my dizz.  So, I
> ditched both of them.
>
> Now I learn that I don't have a mechanical brake pressure switch
> (connected to the pedal bracket),
> therefore no brake lights at the moment.  Is there a ready-made
> OEM VW solution for this (that
> someone can provide), or must I cobble one up?  Or revert to the
> pressure switch?
>
> Thx,
>
> Cheapass Ron
>
>
>
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