finallysnapped
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The handbrake warning light was staying on or flickering so I assumed the switch was broken. Today I removed the centre console because my footwell is still or rather has again become steeped in water. Was going to lift the carpets and sound proofing out to give it a proper dry/ make sure everything is ok under there.
Anyway, had a look at the handbrake and it turns out the switch is fine it was rather that there is a piece of metal that goes across the top of the handbrake lever that stops it from pushed down too far and that is broken, so when you put the handbrake down it goes too far and the switch pops back up again.
Anyway to keep a long story from being any longer I picked up another lever for £12 form a breaker. The garage I use say I'll need a new brake cable as well but I think they're talking balls, are they?
This has less to do with the handbrake than it has to do with just checking they know what they're talking about.
Anyway, had a look at the handbrake and it turns out the switch is fine it was rather that there is a piece of metal that goes across the top of the handbrake lever that stops it from pushed down too far and that is broken, so when you put the handbrake down it goes too far and the switch pops back up again.
Anyway to keep a long story from being any longer I picked up another lever for £12 form a breaker. The garage I use say I'll need a new brake cable as well but I think they're talking balls, are they?
This has less to do with the handbrake than it has to do with just checking they know what they're talking about.
