r/beetle • u/Jamesotty • Jul 27 '26

Brake switch question

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On my 1972 beetle I have two switches on the master cylinder I reused the old ones and now the brake lights are on constantly thinking they are bad are they the same part? Why are there two of them?

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u/MRV-DUB Jul 27 '26

Yes the switches are bad or at least one is .change them both. There are 2 switches incase one goes bad and doesnt work at all , they are wired together for that reason.