My car is typically garaged. But as luck would have it, i'm in the middle of a remodel at home, and my garage is being used for all my furniture, while i have a new tile floor put down. So i left my gti on the drive outside for the entirety of last week.
I had an EPC light come on, then the ACC cruise control light come on, then a warning to check my brake fluid. My first thought was ugh i bet you a rodent has eaten my wires. Cos its happened before on a different car of mine parked not too far away... But with all my tools locked away due to having my home being remodeled, no useable garage at the moment and the car under warranty, i took it to the dealer, hoping that perhaps i just had a bad sensor. But nope they came back and told me sorry a rodent had eaten right through my brake light switch wires and the repair would be $600. So i just paid the $125 diagnostic fee and said thanks i'll take care of it myself, taking a couple of donuts on my way out the door.
I do have a VW re-pinning toolkit, and some of the junior and micro power timer connectors commonly used on VW's .. so i should be able to fix it myself. As long as i can easily get to it.
But i don't know where that switch is located.. I can't get the car up at the moment, or take my wheels off. Cos again all my tools / jacks aren't accessible at the moment. Well not at least until the earliest which is next week when i can start putting all my furniture back inside the house.
However in the meantime, i'd like to figure out where is the brake light switch located on the gti ? and get whatever i need ordered up so when i have my garage back i can get this fixed.
I should of asked at the dealer, but the service girl wasn't going to know. It has to be outside somewhere otherwise the rodents wouldn't of gone for it. The only brake light switch i know of is inside the car.
Advice welcomed.
Also curious who else has this happened too? This is the 2nd time in the last couple of yrs.. The annoying thing is i garage my cars, but you know occasionally i've got to park them outside... They say lightning never strikes twice !
I had an EPC light come on, then the ACC cruise control light come on, then a warning to check my brake fluid. My first thought was ugh i bet you a rodent has eaten my wires. Cos its happened before on a different car of mine parked not too far away... But with all my tools locked away due to having my home being remodeled, no useable garage at the moment and the car under warranty, i took it to the dealer, hoping that perhaps i just had a bad sensor. But nope they came back and told me sorry a rodent had eaten right through my brake light switch wires and the repair would be $600. So i just paid the $125 diagnostic fee and said thanks i'll take care of it myself, taking a couple of donuts on my way out the door.
I do have a VW re-pinning toolkit, and some of the junior and micro power timer connectors commonly used on VW's .. so i should be able to fix it myself. As long as i can easily get to it.
But i don't know where that switch is located.. I can't get the car up at the moment, or take my wheels off. Cos again all my tools / jacks aren't accessible at the moment. Well not at least until the earliest which is next week when i can start putting all my furniture back inside the house.
However in the meantime, i'd like to figure out where is the brake light switch located on the gti ? and get whatever i need ordered up so when i have my garage back i can get this fixed.
I should of asked at the dealer, but the service girl wasn't going to know. It has to be outside somewhere otherwise the rodents wouldn't of gone for it. The only brake light switch i know of is inside the car.
Advice welcomed.
Also curious who else has this happened too? This is the 2nd time in the last couple of yrs.. The annoying thing is i garage my cars, but you know occasionally i've got to park them outside... They say lightning never strikes twice !