Interior Lights...

Well, changed the tailgate latch and................Nothing!

No difference

Messed about with this & that, but nada.

Then I decided to look at the LED's I had installed instead of the single lamp on the top tailgate.

Touched the wiring and lights went out (they had been timed out, but were staying on...). So I wiggled and it flickered.

I can only imagine the green on the pins were sending spurious signals to the BECM as it seems to have stopped with a good spraying from the switch cleaner

We'll see

Doo said:

Well, changed the tailgate latch and................Nothing!

No difference

Messed about with this & that, but nada.

Then I decided to look at the LED's I had installed instead of the single lamp on the top tailgate.

Touched the wiring and lights went out (they had been timed out, but were staying on...). So I wiggled and it flickered.

I can only imagine the green on the pins were sending spurious signals to the BECM as it seems to have stopped with a good spraying from the switch cleaner

We'll see

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Take the bloody stupid LEDS out they are obviously cocking something up.

wammers said:

Take the bloody stupid LEDS out they are obviously cocking something up.

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Funny how they have been perfect for almost two years

It wasn't until I wiggled the wiring (from the old lamp in the tailgate) that everything went back to normal!

The LED's have built in resisters so they draw a similar current to the old knackered 1/4 watt lamp they replaced.

At 1st I thought perhaps a wire was chaffing, but saw no evidence. It seems to be the connection, which as I said, was greener than Shreks boogers.

Soon as I cleaned it with switch cleaner the problem disappeared immediately!

The red herring was me moving the tailgate...the wires must have been pushed against some of my gear

FLASH INSPIRATION FLASH

I know what the cause is!

The day this all started, I'd had my car washed at a different place!! I usually get it done professionally, but a mate owed me a favour so I let him wash it...

I am certain the problem was caused by a leaking wiper motor rubber. When the car gets washed, water seeps in and runs down the rear interior glass. It obviously makes it's way to the wiring and the connector for the interior light. What a pig to find, but now I know the cause, I am planning to cut the connectors out altogether, then solder & heat-shrink the wires. Hopefully that will end it all for good.

Well at least you know you have 2 good tailgate latches

Doo said:

FLASH INSPIRATION FLASH

I know what the cause is!

The day this all started, I'd had my car washed at a different place!! I usually get it done professionally, but a mate owed me a favour so I let him wash it...

I am certain the problem was caused by a leaking wiper motor rubber. When the car gets washed, water seeps in and runs down the rear interior glass. It obviously makes it's way to the wiring and the connector for the interior light. What a pig to find, but now I know the cause, I am planning to cut the connectors out altogether, then solder & heat-shrink the wires. Hopefully that will end it all for good.

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Let us know if it works!

Did umpteen miles around the town today and not a peep

So when I got home I got out my gas soldering iron & heat shrink tubing and did the job right.

Then I wrapped all the wires together with tape and wrapped that with bubble wrap to prevent it chafing in the tailgate.

Next job is deal with the surface rust at the number plate lamps

You can doooo it!
In fact, you doood it...errr did it.

Mark Piercy said:

You can doooo it!
In fact, you doood it...errr did it.

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Ha ha ha