Golf Mk 3 electrical problem

[mshabir]

I have a 1994 VW golf and when i press the brake pedal the rear fog
light indicator glows a little. This is the case if i put the car in
reverse or use the indicators. Sometimes, as it did yesterday, the
indicators in the dash would also glow a little when i press the brake
pedal. This meant that if the indicator was used without pressing the
brake it was fine, but as soon as i pressed the brake pedal the
indicator would glow dim (both of the indicators in the dash)

Does anyone know why this is so? Any help would be greatly
appreciated, thanks.

[mechy1barry]

take a close look at your rear bulbs-one may be fitted wrong,or a single pole bulb where a twin should be fitted,also check lamp earths.

[boschmann]

Also examine the electrical connector (6? pin in-line connector) to the bulb holder units. The pins on the bulb holder side are prone to corrode. They may be hard to disconnect due to this corrosion.

[mshabir]

Thanks, it was the 6pin inline connector that was corroded. i sprayed a little wd40 onto it, moved it around a bit and my problem was solved. Thanks guys *S*