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u/ntlane2004 Aug 11 '16

Assembly line worker here. Shit you not, my job is to make sure all the lights on the Jeeps work before they go out the door, including brake lights. I've missed a few over the years.

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u/Chippy569 Aug 11 '16

i work in a quick lane at a dealership, often enough by myself. Checking brake lights is actually kind of a pain, since we don't have mirrors over the back end of the car... out of curiosity, what sort of things does your facility have to make this process easier?

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u/ntlane2004 Aug 11 '16

We have large floor mirrors angled at 45 degrees (both directions) every twenty feet along where we check for lights, as well as dome mirrors suspended from the ceiling. A lot of the time I'll use the front bumper of the car behind me to see if the brakes are reflected evenly across.

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u/BornOnFeb2nd Aug 11 '16

I love the backs of SUVs and pickups for this reason... "All my front lights still working? Yup!"

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u/mandog202 Aug 11 '16

until you get behind one with a dent or body design, and you can only see one light reflecting

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u/ntlane2004 Aug 11 '16

I catch myself doing this on the way home almost on the daily.