Hi all,

I know this is a well documented and known issue, but after changing the hydraulic brake switch and bleeding the brakes several times, I was still not happy with the pressure required to activate the brake lights and got fed-up with the constant servicing of this.

So I came up with my own electro-mechanical switch design and solution using the offset pedal activation in my 2002 4/4. Please see the brief design and fitting overview below:-
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I designed it this way, to keep it compact and minimise any intrusion into the drivers footwell. I have not tested this in anger, as my car is now off the road for the winter, but I wired up the new switch in parallel, so there is some redundancy if the new switch fails for any reason.

If anyone is interested I can share better quality images, just PM me.