ChaosAgent
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Could use some info from someone with a recent vintage (04?) Winnebago Vectra with the 6 taillights.
Back trying to help a friend fix his brake lights.
While we're waiting for a call back from Winnebago, can someone who has one of these possibly tell me which filament(s) lights up when the brake pedal is pressed.
Each bulb has two filaments, the taller one lights up when the taillights are on, the lower one lights when the turn signals are working.
It would help if I knew what happens when the brakes are engaged.
Do both filaments light, or just the turn signal filament?
Unfortunately, unless someone already knows, it will probably be necessary to remove the two screws holding one of the lenses on and observe the bulb directly while trying the brakes.
But if anyone has the time/inclination I would appreciate it.
Thanks.
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itsalleasy
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Brake lights and turn signals use the same filament.
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the brake light always uses the flasher circiut/filament. That is why in a lot if units when the 4 ways are on and you touch the brakes they stop fllashing
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What has been said is very true. Some times you will have seperate lights for the turn and they are not always amber. There is a switch on the brake pedal rod that works the brake light circuit. You say 6 do you mean 6 builbs? I guess one is backup and 2 are marker and brake togather? Are they both 2 element or one single and the other double? Lots of answers.
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ChaosAgent
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charwan wrote:What has been said is very true. Some times you will have seperate lights for the turn and they are not always amber. There is a switch on the brake pedal rod that works the brake light circuit. You say 6 do you mean 6 builbs? I guess one is backup and 2 are marker and brake togather? Are they both 2 element or one single and the other double? Lots of answers.
I think everyone has answered my question that it is the turn signal filament that lights for the brake light. This is what I thought. I just wanted to be sure.
The Vectra has 6 lights, 3 on each side, arranged vertically, all red.
These are the taillights, brake lights, and turn signals. All 6 are lit for the taillights. All 6 flash for the brakes, and the right 3 or left 3 flash for turn signals.
The white backup lights are separate.
The confusing part of this is that everything works except the 6 brake lights.
The lights work in taillight mode and the turn signals work. This means that the light circuits all work.
This is would normally indicate a problem with the brake switch circuit on the brake pedal.
But there is also a LED light bar higher up on the back of the coach that is also controlled by the same switch that controls the regular brake lights and IT WORKS. So that means that brake light switch circuit works.
Supposedly there is a brake light circuit breaker but we have not been able to find it. It is not on the circuit breaker panel outside under the driver. There are some fuses in the outside panel at the driver's rear of the coach.
I've downloaded the doc files from Winnebago and Freightliner, but what we're finding doesn't seem to match the docs.
So we're waiting to hear back from Winnebago, hopefully on Monday.
Thanks for everyone's help.
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charwan
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The third brake light in the center (LED) works on another wire direct from the switch. If it were tied togather there would be no signal lights. So the only thing different is the turn signal switch, which controls the brake and turn.
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lee worsdell
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i have a 04 vectra also half the lights are out also burned out,they want 250 dollars
it comes on with the jake
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