Sidelights Dead - ideas??

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craigmidlands

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• Jan 16, 2011

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Got a problem with my sidelights which i am a bit stuck with and desperately need some help with. the n/s front and rear sidelights are both out. I have checked the fuse which is fine. Is there a relay or something on each side which could fail and knock out both lights in one go or am i barking up the wrong tree?

 

ratty

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• Jan 16, 2011

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craigmidlands said:

Got a problem with my sidelights which i am a bit stuck with and desperately need some help with. the n/s front and rear sidelights are both out. I have checked the fuse which is fine. Is there a relay or something on each side which could fail and knock out both lights in one go or am i barking up the wrong tree?

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are you sure you checked the correct fuse? It could be a broken wire.

 

Trewey

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• Jan 16, 2011

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They share a common earth, behind the cover at the rear corner of the tub on the nearside. That could be dirty / corroded / broken.

 

Adz

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• Jan 16, 2011

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ratty said:

are you sure you checked the correct fuse? It could be a broken wire.

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IIRC the fuse also does for the dash lighting. If that's working but the sidelights are off it's not the fuse.

 

ratty

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• Jan 16, 2011

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my nearside lights kept blowing fuses a couple of years back. The wires were rubbing through under the plastic flap inside the rear wheel arch just prior to the wires going through the rear tub.

 

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craigmidlands

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• Jan 24, 2011

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couple of posts back mentions dash light. that is on so fuse defo ok. i'll check what you guys have suggested and relay back with results this weekend with any luck

 

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• Jan 25, 2011

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Agree with Treworgey - earth the most likely suspect.

Remove, clean and spray liberally with silicon spray or WD40.

Hope that cures

 

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• Jan 25, 2011

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Bury them?

You could cremate them anorl but i'd be inclined to remove them from the vehicle first

 

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craigmidlands

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• Feb 2, 2011

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Checked earth and all was fine there but some T**T had put the old scotchy connector on the wire in the rear tub to feed somethig else (not sure what yet) and the connection was as you may guess crap and intermitently failing. Removed it and all appears well, at the moment.........