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My van failed its MOT because there is no handbrake light, so get it home and have a look and theres no wiring or plug on the back! and I cant think that ive ever seen it work! but its passed MOTs before.

What does this plug look like? as the switch for the headlights are belw I traced the wiring from there and found some "spare" wires that look like official VW merchandise. don't supoose these are my wires I need?

Any thoughts or advice on what to do would really help me, I hate wiring!!

My van is an air-cooled 1982 and it didn't have a hand-brake light as standard. The slot in the dash just had a plastic blank fitted in it. Have you got a hand-brake switch on the lever, I'm pretty sure my van hasn't. Maybe your van had a "new" dash fitted to go with the scooby?

oh!! that would explain it. will have a look to see if I have a sensor.

yep I don't have this! Now how to convince the MOT man!!??

Looks like you'd better "lose" the lamp and explain to the MOT man your van didn't come with a hand-brake switch, loom or lamp.

is this just the handbrake light or is it also brake fluid warning light?

I thought you could not fail the mot unless the tester comes up with a valid reason for rejection as listed in the mot testers manual.

Just had a quick look and I can't see a faulty handbrake light listed as a reason for rejection. If it was a fluid level warning that would be included if faulty but do any T25s have such a lamp.

As said earlier best bet probably to remove the lamp module from the dash, blank it with a bit of tape and tell him your van never fitted with one. If he asks why it had the lamp module just blag that it was a replacement second hand dash unit. If you have no wiring or switch in place then it still is a mystery why you have the lamps.

yep on the fail sheet it sais fluid warning light!

funny cause its the same guy that tested it last time!

OK then.

Looks like some T25s had fluid warning lamps so next question is what kind of cap have you got on your brake reservoir?

If it looks like this http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Bra ... 926283.htm then you do have a warning circuit. If so is there any wiring connected to the cap?

If it is just a plain lid then you have no brake fluid warning system so tell him the lamp is a spare handbrake one you have not connected up as it is not needed for MOT.

nope don't have that just a plain cap! cool, thanks will print this off and show him.

thanks a lot guys much appreciated.