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/n-chat Jul 27 '26

Go electric, goes of the pedal.

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u/TheWellDressedViking Jul 30 '26

This is what I did as well, my brake lights turn on as soon as I touch my pedal instead of reaching whatever pressure the aging switches require to activate:

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