cornish16vcorsa
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Registered: 21st Mar 05
Location: launceston cornwall
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my car has failed m.o.t because the brake light is hidden by my bad boy boot lid even thou its been through 2 m.o.ts allready this year they said no. is there anyway of making the side light work as a brake light and side light? does anyone know which colour wires work each light?? any advice would help loads but i need to know tonight
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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You should be able to find the wiring diagram by searching the net. Then stick the wires for the brake light into the thing for the sidelight, which sounds like your plan.
Otherwise go for trial and error, but that might take a little while. When you pull a wire out and the brake light turns off, you know that's your boy.
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Rob E
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best thing to do mate is get a mulitimeter out, attach the ground to a known working earth point then use the other wire on the plug. Push the brake with the ignition on and with the pedal pushed the voltage will go upto 12v (or slightly more) and then repeat with the sidelights switched on.
Then you know what colour wires you need to switch round Oh yea remember to get higher wattage bulbs too.
Also have you considered swapping the foglights over with the brake lights?
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luke85
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take it to a different garage IMO
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Daveskater
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob E
best thing to do mate is get a mulitimeter out
Good idea mate, didn't think of that 
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Rob E
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
quote:
Originally posted by Rob E
best thing to do mate is get a mulitimeter out
Good idea mate, didn't think of that
the technician wins again  
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Rob E
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I know on the corsa C the brake wire is the white one with a thin black stripe. dont know if its the same on a B though 
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