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So, the SDi I've recently bought has a brake light issue....

Brake lights work fine under daylight. However, when the head/side lights are switched on, the brake lights stay on too.

Before I take it to an auto electricians and pay through the nose, anyone have any ideas that a simpleton could follow??

Should prob mention that the previous keeper has fitted a set of LED running lights too...

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2 hours ago, Skezza said:

The brake lights are twin filament bulbs.

AKA the ones that are in likely aren't.  - Presuming here that the high level brake light doesn't stay on with sidelights though. 

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15 minutes ago, cj1 said:

AKA the ones that are in likely aren't.  - Presuming here that the high level brake light doesn't stay on with sidelights though. 

Yup, high level stays on when side/headlights are on.

Brake lights work fine otherwise 

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1 hour ago, Pablojones said:

Yup, high level stays on when side/headlights are on.

Brake lights work fine otherwise 

Must be a short in the wiring. Get your multimeter and get tracing man.

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2 hours ago, Pablojones said:

You make all this sound so easy Skezza ?

It is :D Just takes time. I'd start with the most likely point of failure which is the harness for the bulbs etc and then the loom itself.

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