Brake/Reverse light shorting
Discussion
I have just been told at the traffic lights that I have got a brake light out.
Got home to check them and both were working perfect !
This has happened before about 3 weeks back, with one of the lights working intermittently, before final giving up the ghost altogether.
Not sure if it's the same light yet and will have to get the meter out and check them, there's obviously something wrong somewhere.
Changing the bulbs is simple enough, involves removing the velcro'd inspection hatches in the boot and unscrewing some trim to aid access.
Got home to check them and both were working perfect !
This has happened before about 3 weeks back, with one of the lights working intermittently, before final giving up the ghost altogether.
Not sure if it's the same light yet and will have to get the meter out and check them, there's obviously something wrong somewhere.
Changing the bulbs is simple enough, involves removing the velcro'd inspection hatches in the boot and unscrewing some trim to aid access.
Yes, managed that eventually.
Those raw fibreglass edges are painful!!
But appears that the bulbs are not the problem in my case.
Apparently there has been a fault occasionally with the reverse gear microswitch - which causes a short - worth checking with your dealer/service centre.
YHM.
(Which centre are you with?)
Those raw fibreglass edges are painful!!
But appears that the bulbs are not the problem in my case.
Apparently there has been a fault occasionally with the reverse gear microswitch - which causes a short - worth checking with your dealer/service centre.
YHM.
(Which centre are you with?)
Steve, the reverse light is activated by a switch set-up on the gear stick, underneath the central tunnel.
There is a wrap/heat protection around the switch cable where it leads through the fibreglass into the "void" under the tunnel to the side of the gear stick arrangement.
On the 'Gris, there was some self-amalgamating tape which had not taken/set properly, and the cable appeared to have heated and melted together at the point where it entered the fibreglass, giving rise to the short.
I located the cable connector for this, tucked up by the relays behind the "ashtray" area, and disconnected it.
Brake lights now OK, but obviously reverse light out.
I'd advise getting your dealer/service centre to sort it out, above is the short term fix: but it does mean removing the central cover etc etc.
YHM.
There is a wrap/heat protection around the switch cable where it leads through the fibreglass into the "void" under the tunnel to the side of the gear stick arrangement.
On the 'Gris, there was some self-amalgamating tape which had not taken/set properly, and the cable appeared to have heated and melted together at the point where it entered the fibreglass, giving rise to the short.
I located the cable connector for this, tucked up by the relays behind the "ashtray" area, and disconnected it.
Brake lights now OK, but obviously reverse light out.
I'd advise getting your dealer/service centre to sort it out, above is the short term fix: but it does mean removing the central cover etc etc.
YHM.
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