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Hi, I just noticed tonight that I have no brake lights .
Checked the fuses ( ceramic ) and all seems ok.
Had a look at the brake light switch, fiddled around with the wires but no luck.
Can't find my multimeter is there anything else that I could do .
Thanks .

Assuming that it's a mechanical pedal switch, then touching the wires together (rather than just wriggling them to clean the contacts) should power up the lights. Would show up a dodgy switch, but you'd still need to confirm there was power getting to the switch in the first place of course.

Thanks for that,I'll give it a go tomorrow .
Still looking for my multimeter .

Just bridge out the terminals on the brake light switch plug, the lamps should illuminate if they do replace the switch. Don't bother with the cheap pattern part switches they are rubbish, buy from a VW dealer they are still available.

Tried all of the above but still no luck .
Changed the switch , got a cheap crappy one from the local motor factors , will get a genuine one later .
when I bridged the terminals I thought I heard a click behind me but still no brake lights
Everything else seems to be working fine .

Hi guys. On holiday and have just found I have the same issue! Is there a particular fuse for the brake lights, can't see anything obvious from the diagrams I've looked at online. Cheers