VW Brake Light Switch - 3 Prong - 1968-79 Beetle - Ghia - Type 3 - Bus - Thing - 1980-91 Vanagon

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The VW 3 Prong Brake Light Switch threads into the master cylinder and operates the brake lights and the dash brake warning light. It is a simple open-close circuit switch with power in and power out of the 2 parallel terminals with the third terminal powering the dash light. The switch is compatible with 6 or 12 volt systems. The brake light switch fits 1968 through 1977 Beetles, 1971 through 1979 Super Beetles, 1968 through 1974 Karmann Ghias and 1968 through 1979 Type 2 Bus models, 1968 through 1973 Type 3s and 1973 through 1974 Things. If you have a 1968 and 1969 model that still has the original, 3 brake light switch equipped master cylinder you would use three, 2 prong brake light switches. The 3 prong brake light switch is also occasionally used on 1980 through 1991 Vanagons and 1986 through 1991 Syncros.


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Please Note:The information listed below is for stock, unmodified VW's manufactured for sale in the US. VW's are commonly modified and very often parts from another year VW may have been installed on your car. California Pacific JBugs is not responsible for any errors if your car has been modified in any way.
VW Beetle
Sedan
1967 - 1977
Sunroof
1967 - 1977
Convertible
1967 - 1970
VW Super Beetle
Sedan
1971 - 1976
Convertible
1971 - 1979
VW Karmann Ghia
Coupe
1967 - 1974
Convertible
1967 - 1974
VW Type II (Bus)
Bus
1967 - 1979
Single Cab
1967 - 1979
Double Cab
1967 - 1979
VW Type 3
Squareback
1967 - 1973
Notchback
1967 - 1973
Fastback
1967 - 1973
VW Thing
Thing
1973 - 1974
VW Vanagon
Vanagon
1980 - 1991
The brake light switch is a simple open/close circuit. It does not matter which terminal is powered (input) and which terminal is output. The wire from the fuse box to the switch and the wire to the brake light bulb is black with a red stripe from the factory. Later models might have black input wire. On three terminal switches the input and output terminals are the two parallel terminals.

The 3 terminal switches have an output signal which is wired to the brake light warning switch light on the dash. It is a red wire.

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