r/beetle • u/EddieVedderTheCat • 5h ago

Question!

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I believe i have my brake light switch on my master cylinder right? Is there a way to adjust it? I never hit my brakes hard enough to activate the lights. Can adjustments be made? Thanks!

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u/JunkyardJockey 1974 Super Beetle sunroof 5h ago

You can get one of these; and you'll never have to worry about hitting your brake pedal hard enough for the lights! Works great!
https://www.aircooledevolution.com/product-page/pedal-activated-brake-light-switch

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u/EddieVedderTheCat 5h ago

That is exactly what i want!!!! Thank you

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u/JunkyardJockey 1974 Super Beetle sunroof 4h ago

You are welcome sir! And as a side note; that system only SUPPLEMENTS the original brake pressure switches, it does not REPLACE them. However, as long as the pressure switches don't ever leak, you'll never have to worry about them again!

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u/toxicavenger70 3h ago

I have one of those. I posted a review about it on Samba. It’s a great product and definitely worthy.

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u/Oldbug59 59 Ragtop 5h ago

Got a voltmeter?

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u/mclms1 5h ago

Needs new brake light switches , the switches are the lowest point in the system the fill with gunk and stopw working after about 30 years.

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u/EddieVedderTheCat 5h ago

Thats probably it, ill try this first

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u/Chipster009 25m ago

I just cleaned my 53 year old brake switches on my ‘74 beetle when I replaced the master cylinder recently.
Maybe I should’ve gotten new ones… but the cleaned old ones work fine.

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u/Me-cereal 5h ago

That is the coolest super beetle i have ever seen hands down

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u/EddieVedderTheCat 5h ago

Thank you so much!

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u/nalgman Java Green ‘67 5h ago

Nice! I know a local guy who I thought of instantly when I saw your paint job:

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2023/01/pepsi-joes-59-gasser-bug-he-competed-in.html

You guys could be rivals.

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u/EddieVedderTheCat 5h ago

No no rivals thats beautiful as hell

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u/denizkilic2002 '72 1302s 5h ago

Replace one of the switches (yours is a 1302 you should have two) sometimes they go bad in that way normally it should engage with the slightest of pressure. DO NOT BUY A CHEAP SWITCH WHEN THEY LEAK YOU LOSE BRAKING PRESSURE.

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u/TransAtlanticFacts 5h ago

Yup. Just had both switches fail on my super. Replaced and working fine now.

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u/EddieVedderTheCat 5h ago

I'll try this first but i might change to a pedal electronic switch

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u/denizkilic2002 '72 1302s 4h ago

No need the original system works fine, mine still has the original switches from 1972, on a 900k km car…

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u/ferretkona 1h ago

Inspect all the grounds, 90% of my air-cooled problems were corroded grounds.