CSR260 Brake Light Switch

[jimh]

Does anyone happen to know which brake light switch the CSR260 uses, mine is a 2007 car.

I'm not with the car at the moment so can't go and look myself.

 

[jimh]

Darren at CC tells me it is this one:

Switch - Brakelight - Mechanical Type Part Number : 51470

 

here

[paul richards]

That standard switch is very unreliable.There's a better mechanical one that will fit from Car Builder Solutions. It's slightly more expensive at £9 inc. VAT but will last longer and be more reliable. See:- STSM on page 13.

 

Edited by - Paul Richards on 16 Apr 2013 12:32:43

[philmorton]

*arrowup*

 

That's the one. I had to chop some of the white plunger off though to get it to fit when I replaced mine. And it is cheap and nasty.

 

[Roger Ford]

This one from Redline looks the same as the CBS one, but is somewhat cheaper at £8.18 delivered.

 

Edit: This appears to be a different Redline from the one in Caterham.

 

Edited by - Roger Ford on 16 Apr 2013 17:55:04

[sjmmarsh]

Definitely go for the better quality switch. I bought one 2 years ago and the standard one has behaved itself since then!

 

It is only a matter of time...

 

Steve

[jimh]

The replacement I got from CC doesn't fit without modification as the white plunger and the threaded body are too long by about 1cm, the original one had been cut down with a hacksaw.

I am now ordering one of the better quality ones.

[BBL]

I bought one of the better quality ones (a Bosch, I believe), and as it was a bit too long, trimmed the plunger. Unlike the original, this one had a hollow plunger with the spring inside, so I had destroyed it, effectively. ☹️ Bought a second one and bent the bracket holding the brake switch instead - job done.