 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  08-14-2006, 04:39 AM | #1 | | Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sterling, VA Posts: 36 |  newbie here
hi... i'm new.
i'm awaiting a title transfer on a silver 1998 318ti sport with the m-package. upgrades already installed are a dinan intake, ecu, and exhaust. the body is in perfect shape aside from a couple dings... no rust. it's got 119,000 miles on it.
how much did i pay you ask? heh, this is where you get jealous.... my friend traded me for a laptop! he just got a brand new subaru sti and wanted his ti to go to someone who would take good care of it (it was his first car).
the car needs tires, could use a new muffler, and i have that phantom brake light problem i've been reading about. the brake light on the hatch works fine, but the other two don't work. the fuse and bulbs are fine.... sounds like hours of fun.
this will be my first manual car. i just learned how to drive stick on a wrx. i've heard the ti's clutch is about ten times easier to master.
any advice to help diagnose the brake light problem would be appreciated. thanks in advance. |  |  | | 08-14-2006, 04:42 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: 43609 Posts: 3,425 |
Welcome to the forum....the brake problem sounds like it could possibly be the brake sensor switch, but dont quote me on that. The previous owner of my TI had that problem and ended up replacing it and fixin the problem. __________________ 1995 Hellrot Clubsport 318ti -Gone 1996 Schwartz II Sport 357ti - 5.7L V8 LS1/6 1997 Moregrun Metallic 318ti - Gone
1998 Schwartz II sport 318ti - M50TUB25/5 | | | | | 08-14-2006, 04:51 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westfield, IN Posts: 1,335 |
hey welcolm to the forum!! i don't really know whats wrong cuz i only had mine for awhile and my uncle took got care of it!! just some dings but... any ways could be the sensor takin a long shot with bluebimma __________________ Greg
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95 ti sold but staying in the family.  | | | | | 08-15-2006, 04:26 AM | #4 | | Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sterling, VA Posts: 36 |
where is the brake sensor? can i replace it myself easily? | | | | | 08-15-2006, 04:45 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westfield, IN Posts: 1,335 |
what year do u have? __________________ Greg
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95 ti sold but staying in the family. | | | | | 08-15-2006, 04:47 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pismo Beach, CA Posts: 500 |
My brake lights didnt work when I Got my car. but I just replaced the bulbs! lol. That fixed it all. You'll learn to love the little TI. I was looking to sell mine to move up to either an E36 328 or M3. I gave up on that, and couldnt cut loose with my car. They definitely grow on you. __________________
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E30-> '96 TI sport -> E30 -> '96 TI | | | | | 08-15-2006, 04:55 AM | #7 | | Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sterling, VA Posts: 36 |
Quote: Originally Posted by kickass95318ti  what year do u have? | 1998... i have nothing against the car. i actually haven't driven it yet because the title isn't in my name and i'm not insured. i won't drive it untill the brake lights are fixed. the exhaust is gonna draw enough attention and i don't need a cop noticing my defective brake lights, ya know? | | | | | 08-15-2006, 04:59 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 |
Where ya from, images? | | | | | 08-15-2006, 05:05 AM | #9 | | Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sterling, VA Posts: 36 |
i live in northern virginia. how do you add images? | | | | | 08-15-2006, 05:09 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westfield, IN Posts: 1,335 |
to tell u i don't really know only had mine for close to a year now no problems don't really know where the brake sensor is!! sry one of these guys can def help u out!! __________________ Greg
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95 ti sold but staying in the family. | | | | | 08-15-2006, 05:14 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 |
photobucket.com or somehow on this page.
The B/S connects to the inner brakepads on one of the calipers, take te tire off and look for it, check to see if the pads are low, it needs to be very low to get the light to come on. | | | | | 08-15-2006, 05:16 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 549 |
rear brake sensor is connected to the rear passenger brake assembly.
when you pull the pad out... there should be a wire connected to it.
front, i believe, is on the front driver side strut assembly.
There's a small flap door on the under fender panel that you flip open to find it.
once again, when you pull out the pad, the wire should be connected to it.
i "think" im correct about this. but down quote me 100percent haha __________________
318Ti Sport (Gone, but thanks for your years of service) | M3 E30 | 190E-16V | M Coupe E36/8 | | | | | 08-15-2006, 05:20 AM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach area Posts: 1,189 |
Quote: Originally Posted by AutoM3otives rear brake sensor is connected to the rear passenger brake assembly.
when you pull the pad out... there should be a wire connected to it.
front, i believe, is on the front driver side strut assembly.
There's a small flap door on the under fender panel that you flip open to find it.
once again, when you pull out the pad, the wire should be connected to it.
i "think" im correct about this. but down quote me 100percent haha | Yes you are correct... Remember when we did my brakes? er....nm I think you came AFTER we did the sensors haha... -Randy __________________ 97 Jet Black 318ti Sport. Not so stock anymore!.... 
Now Featuring:318ti.org sticker  Now featuring: Hartge exhaust|Blacked out Grilles|Front Clear Corners or Ambers depending on how I feel|325is vented front brakes|Bilstein Sports|H&R Sports|E46 RSMs w/ Z3 reinforcment plates|16" Style 45s|17" E46 M68 rims|18" Authentic Hartge Classics C|OEM M135 ZHP wheels
and
99 Titan Silver 323is Dinan S1+few more mods
Coming sometime in the future:...SCed 2.1...new (to me) car mod maybe?...all in one car | | | | | 08-15-2006, 05:22 AM | #14 | | Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sterling, VA Posts: 36 |
thanks for the replies folks. i got a pic for my avatar.
so you think the brake lights might stop working because the pads are low?? haha... that's pretty funny. i guess they figure there's no point in making the brake lights come on cuz there's a good chance i ain't stopping anyway. hahaha! | | | | | 08-15-2006, 05:23 AM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 |
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