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All my lights worked.
I took the car apart for restoration, and now the brakes work, but indicators all round and reverse lights don't work….
PLease advise what to check for…before I spend a fortune on bulbs etc. if it's something less expensive.
Thanks in advance.
I took the car apart for restoration, and now the brakes work, but indicators all round and reverse lights don't work….
PLease advise what to check for…before I spend a fortune on bulbs etc. if it's something less expensive.
Thanks in advance.
'83 Black GTI Cab on BBS RAs - DreamBoat 3000'
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Start at the beginning.
Do the bulbs work? - Test them on a battery
Does the relay click on/off? - Try another relay
Is the fuse good? - Test on multimeter - should get reading no more than 2ohms if good.
Same for reverse lights
Test the bulbs
Short out the reverse light switch to prove that's ok. Pull the cables off the plug and join them together.
Try that
Mat
Do the bulbs work? - Test them on a battery
Does the relay click on/off? - Try another relay
Is the fuse good? - Test on multimeter - should get reading no more than 2ohms if good.
Same for reverse lights
Test the bulbs
Short out the reverse light switch to prove that's ok. Pull the cables off the plug and join them together.
Try that
Mat
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Old Timer
Cheers mat,
I got new rear clusters, and think it's diff bulb fitments for indicators, guess i should replace them first?
Also, indicators aren't working front, back or sides, is that suggestive of anything in particular?
Cheers again.
I got new rear clusters, and think it's diff bulb fitments for indicators, guess i should replace them first?
Also, indicators aren't working front, back or sides, is that suggestive of anything in particular?
Cheers again.
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don't start shorting wires to se if theres power, thats bad advise always use a meter infact did you not mention one prevois to that rub to wires together lark
unless you mean bypass the switch in that case sorry for ranting
unless you mean bypass the switch in that case sorry for ranting
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check your earth points, take an earth from the cluster to any bare metal see if they then work.
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since_1983 said
don't start shorting wires to se if theres power, thats bad advise always use a meter infact did you not mention one prevois to that rub to wires together lark
unless you mean bypass the switch in that case sorry for ranting
I never posted to 'rub wires together to see if theres power' on any forum. You are very right in saying that would be bad advice. The switch is a simple connect/disconnect. I would have suggested testing for power at the switch but that seemed obvious.
Yes, bypass the switch which indeed means 'rubbing' the 2 cables together.
Is there another way of bypassing the switch????
Your apology is accepted but I think you've got the wrong person.
Mat
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If you have new clusters make sure the plugs are seating correctly and the terminals in the plugs are clean and corrosion free. They can need quite a shove to get them to seat properly.
Cheers
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i think its the way i read it, but i felt in case i read it that way i would point out its a bad idea to check for power that way, years ago a m8 don't it like that on my car and it melted some of the wire, and the cd player never got fitted in the end
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