# 2004 Civic a High-mount Brake Light **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 31, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-civic-a-high-mount-brake-light/2463 "2007-07-31T20:17:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![albansk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9c0ed/32.png) [@albansk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/albansk)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-civic-a-high-mount-brake-light/2463/1 "2007-07-31T20:17:29Z")
2004 Civic LX. The high-mount brake light (at the center of the rear window)is not working. We tried a new bulb in vain. Fuses look fine. What should I check now? ---
**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-civic-a-high-mount-brake-light/2463/2 "2007-08-01T00:07:37Z")
Check the wires and the socket. Check to see that the socket is grounded the way it should be. A multimeter would be handy. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-civic-a-high-mount-brake-light/2463/3 "2007-08-01T00:32:39Z")
Check to make sure you have 12 volts at the socket when the brake is applied.