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Postby Baggers » Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:52 am

:?: Hello again. Just a quick question. Is it a legal requirement for a vehicle to have a warning light on the dash to indicate that the handbrake is on? Doing a job on my van I needed to tap into the handbrake warning circuit, but I was shocked to find that I ain't got one!!!!!!! No wires,no switch on the handbrake, no nothing.
I have got a bulb in the instrument cluster though, as this comes on initially for the fluid level.
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Postby 100ps_drw_hicube » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:58 am

dont think so as mine aint got it and it has been thru at least 5 mot's that i know of :D
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Postby crazyscoot » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:04 am

they dont have a warning light if its pre 2000. post 2000 i dont know :?
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Postby MrMPuk » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:29 am

Who uses the handbrake anyway?
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Postby 100ps_drw_hicube » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:22 am

MrMPuk wrote:Who uses the handbrake anyway?


well my dad cant it dont work same as the rear brakes full stop dont work :( 2 front discs stopping 3.5t from 90mph :oops: :shock: will have to get a bracket made up soon for the l.a.v :roll:
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Postby FredTransit » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:16 pm

MrMPuk wrote:Who uses the handbrake anyway?


I did yesterday, and I wasn't parking!
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