Steering wheel/Ribbon cable/windscreen wipers woes

[Byff]

After managing with only a wash/wipe button for a while, figured I'd take a look at why the wiper button wasn't working.

Guessing it'll be the steering wheel ribbon cable, pulled the steering wheel off to get a better look.

Checked everything out and the ribbon was actually ok, buttons ok, traced further back and found the short 10way ribbon that links the indicator board and the steering ECU is buggered on pin1.

I've rewound the snake, got everything back in place but when I tighten the 17mm bolt, at the half way point (and it's not tight at all) my hazard indicators come on. Surely this bolt just goes down the center of the coloumn, there can't be any wires to nip in there?

Backs killing me from being upside down so I'm taking a breather.

[Byff]

Had to disconnect the battery, tighten the bolt then reconnect the battery. All is working well again but I need to change the small nuts and bolts that hold the indicator PCB board in place which will be a job to do once my back has recovered. Can't bloody walk straight at the moment, the car has crippled me.

Edit to add:

Can walk upright again - phew!

Someone might need to tell TVRGlen that when you can buy a ribbon cable brand new from Powers for £10+delivery, he's not going to sell many second hand ones at £20. Having said that, £40 for a steering wheel ribbon is actually quite reasonable.

Edited by Byff on Saturday 16th May 15:33

[Byff]

Major happy feelings, changed the smaller ribbon cable today after Powers posted one out to me extremely quickly and I now have working windscreen wipers