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Title: brake lights
Post by: rodsswag on July 16, 2011, 10:56:24 PM: How do you check your break lights?
Bec?
Title: Re: break lights
Post by: D4D on July 16, 2011, 10:59:57 PM: I jam a piece of dowel between the brake pedal and the seat
Title: Re: break lights
Post by: rodsswag on July 16, 2011, 11:04:39 PM: How fast can you run?
Title: Re: break lights
Post by: singo-26 on July 16, 2011, 11:05:39 PM: I have a trained monkey (my 9 yo son). Sometimes he operates the brake pedal other times he just yells that they are working. His grandfather didn't find it funny today when he hooked up my trailer and asked my son to check the lights, When they got to the indicators the young bloke say "yes no yes no yes no". Trained well, one of my finest moments.

:cheers:
Title: Re: break lights
Post by: Signature035 on July 17, 2011, 06:58:45 AM: Quote from: rodsswag on July 16, 2011, 10:56:24 PM
How do you check your break lights?
Bec?

I have one of the LED versions of this;

http://www.trailervision.com.au/index.html

Wired up to the dash, works with the Jayco and the box trailer..... wouldn't tow without it.
Title: Re: break lights
Post by: mattz on July 17, 2011, 07:46:05 AM: When I am on my own I use the reflection of the brake lights on the gate. Otherwise I have used a piece of wood jammed between the seat and the brake peddle
Title: Re: brake lights
Post by: yogi on July 17, 2011, 10:03:18 AM: Dazz has the best way to check ..... Bec is the ultimate weapon in brake light checking .... Maybe they might share the secret with all of us >:D

yogi
Title: Re: brake lights
Post by: GGV8Cruza on July 17, 2011, 11:21:11 AM: The kids normally check mine, I wonder when the excitement of seeing a light come on will end ;D

GG
Title: Re: brake lights
Post by: dno on July 17, 2011, 01:04:41 PM: Used to have an old mirror $5 special from a garage sale mounted at the end of the shed, placed on angle so that i could see what was working. Took it down a while ago because a bird fell in love with it's own reflection and kept head butting it, birds since moved on.
Title: Re: brake lights
Post by: terravista on July 17, 2011, 06:09:59 PM: Drive along the road until you get a tailgater following close.
Put your brakes on lightly.
If the car behind you suddenly swerves or brakes hard, you know they work.
Title: Re: brake lights
Post by: Symon on July 17, 2011, 09:45:23 PM: It is easy, you engage the trailer hand brake and then go around the back to check.... easy :cup: ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: break lights
Post by: Bird on July 17, 2011, 09:59:13 PM: Quote from: rodsswag
How fast can you run?
why would you need to run if you jam the brake pedal down?
maybe the break pedal is different ;D
Title: Re: brake lights
Post by: crackacoldie on July 17, 2011, 10:02:50 PM: Quote from: terravista on July 17, 2011, 06:09:59 PM
Drive along the road until you get a tailgater following close.
Put your brakes on lightly.
If the car behind you suddenly swerves or brakes hard, you know they work.

That is gold!
Title: Re: break lights
Post by: mickkez on July 18, 2011, 01:53:58 PM: Quote from: Lost on July 17, 2011, 09:59:13 PM
why would you need to run if you jam the brake pedal down?
maybe the break pedal is different ;D
Hi Lost

You will have to let Dazza78 explain the circumstances for all of us. The answer is bloody funny. :cup: :laugh:

:cheers: Mickkez
Title: Re: brake lights
Post by: mickkez on July 21, 2011, 10:39:10 AM: OK......sick of waiting on Dazza. Here is Mrs Dazza78's way of checking the brake lights. ;D

The Dazza78 family was away on the cape trip. And Mr asked Mrs to check the brake lights. She said how? Mr told her that if she pressed the brake pedal and then ran quickly to the rear of the camper the lights would still be on.

Mrs walked away.

Mr thought, No my lovely wife is not this stupid to fall for it! To Mr suprise Mrs sprinted passed Mr quick as a flash hoping to catch the brake lights before they went out.

Pure Gold Bec. :cup:

:cheers: Mick
Title: Re: brake lights
Post by: gibbo301 on July 21, 2011, 10:49:27 AM: Sorry Mrs Dazza but thats funny sh1t :cup:
Title: Re: brake lights
Post by: dooguss on July 21, 2011, 09:07:51 PM: i think mrs dazza is to embarresed to come onto myswag anymore :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: brake lights
Post by: DAZnBEC on July 22, 2011, 08:59:34 PM: HI

this is MRS DAZZA. . . . . I think Its still funny . . . . .

you forgot the part about being in such a RUSH to check the lights that I hit my head. . .

I now know not to have any faith in what Mr Dazza says. . . . . .

Bec :)