Just a note to say be on your guard ,

I recently purchased a new brake pedal brake switch , as mine burned out !!


Anyway , the new switch has a adjustment mechanism that basically locks the push rod in the right place so it works correclty ,,

I fitted as per VW instructions, but it did not work !!

I thought i broke it as there is quite a bit on the net about these fragile switches and the VW guy said they have had a few customers return them , but they did it by incorrect fitting !!! so i was extra careful


I then put a meter across the connecting pins, none of the 4 pins made a circuit ,

I then opened up the switch ( quite easy and im a qualified electrician and had a mate with me who is a qualifed electronics engineer ) and saw that due to a design fault the contacts are just too far apart to make !!!

so nice work VW !!

There is also no fragile contacts that could break if fitted incorrectly, its acutally quite robust contacts !!!

Anyway as i opened up the switch there was no way they would take it back now

So i modified it myself , and it now works perfectly ,


So dont be fobbed off if you buy one , and it doesnt work and VW say you broke it due to incorrect fitting !!!

As thats bull***

As you were !!