Thread: Brake light pedal switch

Let's have a look... You openly admit to driving, not only a Citroen, but a Pallas. You have a couple of 19s, and a couple of RRCs. Any chance we could have a clue as to which one of these undoubtedly marvellous cars you need the switch for? After all, I've seen Jeremy Clarkson pulling something much grander than a block of flats behind, or rather, on, a Pallas.

Originally Posted by johntins

Let's have a look... You openly admit to driving, not only a Citroen, but a Pallas. You have a couple of 19s, and a couple of RRCs. Any chance we could have a clue as to which one of these undoubtedly marvellous cars you need the switch for? After all, I've seen Jeremy Clarkson pulling something much grander than a block of flats behind, or rather, on, a Pallas.

Thanks Guys,

I'm in orbost now .... I'm going to go for a wander through town and see if I can find a push switch of any sort.



it's a '92 Range Rover Classic. I'm sure a disco will have the same switch too.

seeya,
Shane l.

IIRC, there's a guy at Nicholson(?) near Bairnsdale who is Land Rover smart...

Other members may have contact details.

HTH
Pete

oops - going the wrong way. Eden might be a good chance.

Thanks Guys,

I hunted around a parts place or two and they could order in a brake switch ( but there suppliers didn't have stock). Everywhere I asked for a universal switch ... or any sort of brake light switch ... but they all insisted I'd need to right one to fit... Then I spotted an auto-electricians as I was driving past one of the parts place ..... THAT IS WHAT I NEED.... Someone that can think logically, rather than "parts man" mentality. So I pull upto the little shed and ask for a "brake switch of any sort". He pulls out at least 4 varieties ... All of which were universal ... and all of which would work no problems. So I bought one and screwed it in (it's thread was even the same thread as the range rover switch). So $20 bucks later I'm about to experience what it's like to drive through mountains with working brakes on the caravan. A couple of the gradients have been so steep ... I"ve been back to 2nd gear

seeya,
Shane L.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Thanks Guys,

I hunted around a parts place or two and they could order in a brake switch ( but there suppliers didn't have stock). Everywhere I asked for a universal switch ... or any sort of brake light switch ... but they all insisted I'd need to right one to fit... Then I spotted an auto-electricians as I was driving past one of the parts place ..... THAT IS WHAT I NEED.... Someone that can think logically, rather than "parts man" mentality. So I pull upto the little shed and ask for a "brake switch of any sort". He pulls out at least 4 varieties ... All of which were universal ... and all of which would work no problems. So I bought one and screwed it in (it's thread was even the same thread as the range rover switch). So $20 bucks later I'm about to experience what it's like to drive through mountains with working brakes on the caravan. A couple of the gradients have been so steep ... I"ve been back to 2nd gear

seeya,
Shane L.

Good result. Nothing beats old school.

Well the $800 rangie got us back home .... just over 2 months climbing up the eastern coast. Not a problem .. if there was a cliff face we climbed it ... dragging the bloody block of flats... There was 3 times where I was back to 1st gear due to the gradient (I'd tell the boss women not to panic ... If I'm really quick, we can grab low range and have a bunch of extra gears

The only point I had any concerns was Cunninghams Gap ... The grandient wasn't massive, you need a gear between 2nd and 3rd... which means 2nd the entire climb. There is nowhere to pull of so you grinding up the mountain in 2nd gear for nearly 20kms. The temperature stabilised at 100degrees ( which I found very concerning giving the temperure sender is in the top of the radiator ... ie: this is the coolant that's already been coooled ... the motor itself must have been 110+degrees.

Interestingly I ran into a range rover sport driver towing at the caravan park just after cunninghams gap. He said it's a 6 cylinder diesel with 600Nm. He said it goes up the gap towing his 'van in top gear. So I MUST get me one of those physics defying incredible machines. If I could get around those sharp corners at 100km/h (which they must be dong to be in to gear) even not towing without falling off the road, I'd be bloody amazed

That little V8 just hauled ass ... Finding LPG to feed it's serious drinking problems ( ~ 35L/100km ) drove me bat**** crazy. Up maryborough way was $1.00 a litre for the stuff if you could find it. Up the NSW coast, we often found we were searching for LPG as any petrol station with pumps would have out of order signs on them... I finally found a ( more expensive by 10cent/litre) petrol station with working LPG pumps... And he told us the fuel stations put out of order signs on there LPG pumps rather than putting up there prices ( the ELGAS tanker driver told him this).

So back home to a huge mess now. A hose froze and burst in our roof while we were away. luckly my brother has been storing caravans in our paddock while we were away and noticed there appeared to be a tap running inside the house (he could hear it ... He investigated as he nearly got bogged in the paddock ... but it hadn't rained). So the house was flooded with water from the top down for several days... it was dripping from the walled, power points, light fittings ... EVERYTHING was drowned What fun to come home to

seeya,
Shane L.

Sorry to hear about your house going through same thing with a townhouse flexible hose burst on top floor all floors ruined ceilings down in every level below a huge mess☹️

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

A hose froze and burst in our roof while we were away. luckly my brother has been storing caravans in our paddock while we were away and noticed there appeared to be a tap running inside the house (he could hear it ... He investigated as he nearly got bogged in the paddock ... but it hadn't rained). So the house was flooded with water from the top down for several days... it was dripping from the walled, power points, light fittings ... EVERYTHING was drowned What fun to come home to

seeya,
Shane L.

Yeah, not much fun. flexible hose burst in my parents house bathroom two consecutive years when they were away on holidays (here visiting once, and up in FNQ 2nd time) makes a huge mess, mould, knocking walls out etc...
I always turn the water off at the mains when I'm away for extended period, and the hot water off - and all the circuits that don't have timed switches on them - just to minimize any potential issues.

Your insurance will cover the damage, but at the same time, it's really not nice to come home to that sort of present.