Fuse blows when brake pedal depressed

[Pockoleotis]

Hi all.
My son has a 1985 Camry. Just recently he noticed he had no brake lights. He changed the fuse and inspected the bulbs and everything appeared ok. But when he steps on the brakes the fuse blows. All the other lights work fine. Any ideas? I'm not very good with cars and any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

[amerikim]

sounds like a wiring short, any electrical work done lately?
Remove the bulbs in the tailight and repeat. If it still pops a fuse, its wire or switch.
Thats the best way to chase electrical, keep isolating until you are at component level.

[karugs]

Is it grounded properly? Are the wires connected properly? What bulbs did you install? Wattage?

[Pockoleotis]

Thanks for the tips amerikim and karugs. Traced problem to cyclops. Wire running to it from taillights was pinched in trunk mechanisim. Problem solved. Didnt know where to start. But yall put me on the right track.

[CraigW]

I have heard that the constant flex of those wires can lead to trouble. Glad you found it, and thanks for reporting the solution for us all.