Saturday, October 2, 2010

Toyota Brake Light Repair



Are your brake lights staying on all the time causing your battery to go dead? This seems to be a pretty common problem on Paseos, Tercels and other 90s Toyota's as it is often caused by the breaking apart of a little round rubber/plastic pad that pops into a hole on the brake pedal arm and rests against the brake light switch until you put your foot on the brake.

An easy repair for this can be done in minutes by slipping a round 3/4" diameter x 3/16" thick magnet into the spot where the plastic piece formerly resided. Anything even close to those dimensions should do the trick and you won't even need any tools. The hardest part is getting under the dash.

Magnets are usually available at hardware stores and other places where tools are sold.