Indicators won't indicate when headlights on

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Merryck

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As above! My indicators to turn left won't flash if I have my headlights on, the right ones are fine, and the left work when the lights aren't on!

Any idea what I might need to look at?!
 
I had the same problem and sure enough it was a bad earth.
What happens is the current finds its way 'backwards' through the left headlight bulb, then to earth through the right headlight bulb. It's a relatively low resistance path so they still work.
With the headlights on, the headlight feed wire is connected to +12V. The stray current from the indicators therefore can't use this as a path to earth, and there isn't enough current to activate the flasher module. The sidelight on that corner will also be dim.
 
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