I have a 1999 peugeot 3.0L 406 coupe, my offside stop light doesn't
light up when the brake pedal is pressed , I've replace what looked
like a good bulb, but to no avail. The nearside bulb is behaving as it
should.

Any ideas of suggestions gratefully received..

...Tony

Tony wrote:

> I have a 1999 peugeot 3.0L 406 coupe, my offside stop light doesn't
> light up when the brake pedal is pressed , I've replace what looked
> like a good bulb, but to no avail. The nearside bulb is behaving as it
> should.
> 
> Any ideas of suggestions gratefully received..
> 
> ..Tony


Before getting too involved in belling out the wiring loom there's a 
fairly common mode of failure - which is the sprung connection from the 
bulb holder to the pad on the base of the bulb weakening such that it 
doesn't make contact when a bulb is inserted (particularly if the stop 
light is a combined stop/rear light 2 filament bulb). If this is the 
case you might need to prise the connection forward a millimetre or two.

Failing that, I think you need to check the integrity of the wiring loom 
back to the brake pedal.

Both lights are on the same circuit. So if one works then the wiring as far 
as the back of the car is ok. Either a  broken wire at the rear or a bad 
connection on the lamp, (probably the latter).

John


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>I have a 1999 peugeot 3.0L 406 coupe, my offside stop light doesn't
> light up when the brake pedal is pressed , I've replace what looked
> like a good bulb, but to no avail. The nearside bulb is behaving as it
> should.
>
> Any ideas of suggestions gratefully received..
>
> ..Tony