Indicators
Indicators
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lesstatt

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4,318 posts

221 months

Monday 28th July 2008
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Bit of an odd one this, rear indicators packed up yesterday in the heat, they were ok in the morning after running about a bit they stopped.......... after a night in the garage and it cooled down they were fine but stopped again this afternoon, got the mulitmeter out and there was power going there but only about 8 volts so maybe not enough to make the relay work.......... anyway i ran some exta earths to them and now they are working fine........... any ideas why ??

Cider Andy

1,889 posts

256 months

Wednesday 6th August 2008
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I'm assuming the 8V you measured was using the earth at the indicator (as replacing it fixed the problem)?

Check the connections at each lamp and also the ones in the 'B' pillars (accessed through a carpeted flap behind each seat).

rolling_thunder

152 posts

223 months

Wednesday 6th August 2008
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If you are seeing 8V i would imagine that you have a high resistance connection. Usualy caused by a loose / dirty connector. So i would work you way back from the lights checking voltage on both sides of each connector