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(Message started by: martin_rowe on Jun 28^th, 2005, 2:25pm)

Title: lighting problems
Post by martin_rowe on Jun 28^th, 2005, 2:25pm

all side lights & dash panel lights on all the time, fuse boxes ok, switch ok. disconnect light switch all side lamps go out, panel lamps stay on, switch on park lights with ign on all lights go out. obviously they are picking up a feed from somewhere. answers on a post card please.
Martin

Title: Re: lighting problems
Post by craig on Jun 28^th, 2005, 3:55pm

martin...
is the multi plug that goes into the switck ok ?i know several members have had problems with that...

Title: Re: lighting problems
Post by martin_rowe on Jun 28^th, 2005, 3:59pm

yeh one of the first places I checked, bin through all the common bits,this has got me puzzled, suppose the dash is the next to check.

Title: Re: lighting problems
Post by scorpio_man on Jun 29^th, 2005, 5:58am

hi martin

are all the relays ok and dry? same for the fuseboxes?
have you been using the front ashtray? though that normaly blows fuses with all the metal behind it.

strange ???

Title: Re: lighting problems
Post by martin_rowe on Jun 29^th, 2005, 8:53am

total strip & re build on both fuse boxes, all good, no signs of water or corrosion, all relays dry, not blowing any fuses. strange that panel lights stay on even when light switch is disconnected, if I find time today I will remove the dash to see if lights are getting a feed from there, and no there is no tow bar fitted either. very puzling

Title: Re: lighting problems
Post by martin_rowe on Jul 1^st, 2005, 10:30am

all sorted, scorpio-man mentioned ash tray, well its never been used, still clean & shiney inside, just about to remove dash when I noticed that the lights went off when the ash tray was opened, the light feed wire to the fag lighter was detatched and when pushed in was coming into contact with the live feed to the lighter, simple fix, managed to solder terminal back on bulb holder & put araldite over it, belt & braces, could have been a costly fix with all the time ive spent on it allready.

Title: Re: lighting problems
Post by scorpio_man on Jul 1^st, 2005, 10:37am

hi martin

scorpio's and electrics! fun aren't they! ;D

Title: Re: lighting problems
Post by martin_rowe on Jul 1^st, 2005, 2:32pm

yeh, but then I see a lot worse, some of the french & italian stuff is a nightmare.