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Thank you for this post.  My brake light switch failed for the third time in one year.  First one actually went bad, and the new one I got from a regular vendor leaked so badly it required days of cleaning.  The third brake light switch, from the same vendor, did not leak, but it did not work either.   So I gave up.  Found this post, and did exactly as it is said here.  Works like a charm.  Perfect operation.  The only thing I did that really worked is that I cut the wire-loom cover with an exact-a-knife (hobby knife) about an inch in length in the middle and put some WD-40 in there.  Then I cut the wire-loom cover about an inch in length  from the firewall under the dash and was able to easily pull out the two red wires with a pair of needle nose pliers.  So I left the black loom in place the entire time.  Other than that, I followed Steve's procedure and worked so easily.  Well, I am old and fat, so fitting under the dash almost required me to be 100 pounds lighter and 30 years younger.  But I managed to do it.  Start to end took about three hours for me, most of which was spent trying to contort myself under the dash and then twice as long to pull myself out.    The Napa guy said he has used this exact switch on other cars and it has lasted without having to be ever replaced.  Much better than the hydraulic original one that fails and leaks.  If you haven't done so, I highly recommend making this switch before the original one leaks and ruins your carpets.