Re: IML: Brake Light Switch on '56

["peter baikie" <58imperial@xxxxxxxxx>]

 Yes, I had the same problem, other drivers were yelling out "your stop lights don't work" when mild stopping. So with a new hydraulic switch same prob.
I managed to stretch the original wires through the fire wall grommet and mount a common electrical plunger type switch on a aluminium bracket to operate on the pedal itself, now as soon as you touch the brake all the people behind have as much warning as possible.
Much better & reliable.

On 5/1/07, Jeff Cantor <jcantor791@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

As most of you with older Imperials know, getting the hydraulic
pressure switch that was the standard setup for activating the brake
lights on our cars to function properly is not always very easy.  Air
likes to get trapped by the switch and it is difficult to bleed this
and end up with a leak-free system.  Instead of playing with the
hydraulic switch on my car - which currently is not leaking - I'm
thinking of adding a "modern" contact switch on the brake pedal.  Has
anyone else done this and have any suggestions as to what switch to
use or how to fabricate a bracket to hold it in place?

Thanks,
Jeff
'56 Sedan
Trenton, NJ


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