Another Indicator prob

One of my indicators has stopped working. it was working normaly then if I cornered hard it stopped and started flashing fast (indicating the bulb had gone). Now it won't work at all. Have checked the bulb and thats fine. Any suggestions?

Try running a piece of sandpaper round the bulb holder and the pin at the back to make sure they're giving a good contact, and check how much pressure the pin at the back puts on the bulb, if it feels a bit loose, then give it a gentle bend forwards so it's pressing against the bulb a bit harder.

If none of these solve it it is most probably an earthing problem. Get out the trusty multimeter if you have one, and first check that there is +12v at the centre pin when the circuit is on. if that's ok, then check the continuity of the earth, which i expect will be poor.

The solution is to trace where it earths to and clean it up, or do what I did and put a new earth in direct to a suitable piece of bodywork or the battery.

Mike.

sorry to be a pain but how will I know where it's earthing what does it look like where is it like ly to be? :dontknow:

Edited post since you replied with a couple more suggestions.

All the earth wires in a golf are brown in colour, so you'll have to trace the brown cable that goes to the indicators and find where it goes. It will either goto a cluster of other earths bolted somewhere to the body work, or possibly back to the fuse box.  When you find it you'll have to clean up the contact point between the earth wire and whatever it connects to, so as to ensure as good-a contact as possible.

Mike.

Thamks alot mate will do tonight and give you a heads up. am fairly sure it maybe the thing about the bulb not touching the pin as it but will check out all suggested.

Cheers
Rich

Cheers for the help. But after investigation of about 45mins last night I discovered the problem to be a loose connection behind the bumper. All sorted now. I always seem to do things the long way round but get there eventually!!!