2001 RS Brake lights
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Asked by Frank Jun 04, 2012 at 09:12 PM about the 2001 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When the car lights are off the brake lights work fine  but if I turn the head lights on the right brake light goes out, we have tried
a new bulb and still happens, any suggestions? my dad and I think its an electrical or switch problem but we are not sure.

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Larry answered 12 years ago

Check your socket for any corrosion, if there's corrosion it might happen, also use a volt meter for the switch wire, see if your getting a current thru it, but I'm pretty sure it's the socket

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Frank answered 12 years ago

It wasn't that it was a bad harness, had to take it to our local mechanic, 110$ later it was fixed

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