Tail lights

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Tail lights

by craigyboy » Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:14 pm

Both tail lights are not working and the indictor is on on the
dash board.Checked the lamps and theyre both ok.The rest
of the cluster is working fine.Has anyone any ideas how to fix this?
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Re: Tail lights

by Mark1 » Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:16 pm

Check and clean all the earth connections.
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by Teejay » Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:22 pm

Have you had the clusters out recently?
Check that you haven't snagged any of the wires in the lighting loom


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Re: Tail lights

by craigyboy » Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:00 pm

The last time the lights were out was 2011 when it got resprayed
The earth is fine as the rest of the cluster is working.
Is there a relay on the tail side light circuit that could
have maybe worked loose? or are they straight from the
switch.The registration plate lights are ok :think:
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Re: Tail lights

by craigyboy » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:06 pm

Ive checked that again and it seems ok,ive even tried
another switch.I'm not getting 12v at the lampholder.
Does the circuit go through some sort of sensor to bring
the lamp on the dash?
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Re: Tail lights

by craigyboy » Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:03 pm

do you know if there is any joints in the loom from the
switch to the rear plugs?
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Re: Tail lights

by rich30mex » Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:12 pm

Is there enough petrol in it to make them work (sorry I'm bored mods can delete this if they want)
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Re: Tail lights

by craigyboy » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:00 pm

Craig I think there's a connector or two on the passenger side when the loom runs to the back.[/quote]

thanks a lot for that, i,ll give that a check later on
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Re: Tail lights

by craigyboy » Thu Aug 29, 2013 10:35 pm

Got it fixed.The check control unit behind the glove box
multy plug was out at one side so just clicked it back in
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Re: Tail lights

by rich30mex » Fri Aug 30, 2013 12:17 am

Well done pai
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by John Owens » Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:30 am

Glad you got to the bottom of it mate :)


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