pikey lost his lights !!

robint · Feb 27, 2010

right all a question for people hwo have a 200 tdi disco !!
tonite while returning just as the birds were beginning to roost he decided to switch the lights on !!
but what lights ?
no lights what so ever , no side lights , head lights , no sides on back , no horn , no interior light , we have had a look at the fuses there all ok checked live feed to back of indicator stalk no problem there , and weve changed all the relays in the engine compartment .......... still with no avail !!!
anyone got any other ideas we could try PLEASE !!
the only thing i can think of is the indicator stalk is faulty but indicators work any help much apricated !!

ratty · Feb 27, 2010

has he checked the fusible links in the engine bay?

Dewin · Feb 27, 2010

Can't Minty sit on the bonnet with some candles?:bolt::behindsofa:

Series71 · Feb 27, 2010

me old 300 did the same......turns out it blew all the bulbs when i switched it on one morning !

Pikey · Feb 27, 2010

There isn't any fusible links. There's a bank of 4 relays attached to the O/S inner wing. and I've changed all those to no avail.

ratty · Feb 27, 2010

Series71 said:
me old 300 did the same......turns out it blew all the bulbs when i switched it on one morning !

considering he was using his lights to store water it is a possibility.

Pikey. Have ya checked the earth straps too.

Pikey · Feb 27, 2010

Me mirrors were getting hot anorl :doh: so either it's got heated mirrors or the motors were getting very hot??

Pikey · Feb 27, 2010

ratty said:
considering he was using his lights to store water it is a possibility.

Pikey. Have ya checked the earth straps too.

Nope checked all 3 main wires to switch were live and changed relays & that's it. Will have to investigate further tomorrow when it's light.

Medusa · Feb 27, 2010

Oooops!, there was certainly a lot of water about.

Pikey · Feb 27, 2010

Medusa said:
Oooops!, there was certainly a lot of water about.

Evening Fi, Did u get home ok?

ratty · Feb 27, 2010

Medusa said:
Oooops!, there was certainly a lot of water about.

Yep. I filled up my dashboard.:doh:

Medusa · Feb 27, 2010

redhand said:
Evening Fi, Did u get home ok?

Hi Pikey, yeah she was a good girl, glad to say she didn't miss a beat. Good job I skipped the water holes at the end or that might not have been the case..

Rad's dropped off at Dafts too.

ratty · Feb 27, 2010

Medusa said:
Hi Pikey, yeah she was a good girl, glad to say she didn't miss a beat. Good job I skipped the water holes at the end or that might not have been the case..

Rad's dropped off at Dafts too.

We found some deeper ones after you left us. I don't know if anyone got any pics or vids but they took us all by surprise. The ballast wasn't overly impressed with me.

Summit to do with it being the seconed time I'd filled her handbag up wiv water.

Medusa · Feb 27, 2010

ratty said:
We found some deeper ones after you left us. I don't know if anyone got any pics or vids but they took us all by surprise. The ballast wasn't overly impressed with me.

Summit to do with it being the seconed time I'd filled her handbag up wiv water.

Hahaha, just uploading some pics now.

Pikey · Feb 28, 2010

I came out this morning to discover I'd left the fooking lights switched on. & the fookers had come during the night. Unfortunately the ignition switch had died so I had lights but no ignition or dash lights. So having spent the morning prodding and poking wires and relays & changing lighting stalks. & Getting soaking wet in the rain I finally sorted the bugger out. The live to ignition & lefthand stalk was dropping to 1.1V everytime the lights were switched on or when ever the key was turned in the ignition switch. suspecting a break or short in the live supply I nipped to Halfrauds and got some 30amp wire and wired in an inline fuse holder. then I ran a new live direct from battery to ignition & stalk connector and everything is running fine again.

Beast o Bodmin · Feb 28, 2010

i suspect you may have to burn it...

Pikey · Feb 28, 2010

Beast o Bodmin said:
i suspect you may have to burn it...

Yu int seen me soldering. It'll probably burn itself.

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