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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 11:54 PM
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hello all, for some strange reason my indicators have stopped working all of a sudden, hazards work, and when i lock the car they flash to show the alarm has armed, but when i go to indicate they dont work, head lights are fine and flash works too. its a 1997 pre face lift
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 06:41 AM
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Could be the flasher relay.

If it's the same as mine, a 98 UK car, it's mounted high up behind the dash, driver's side.
It's a PITA to get at, or see, in fact when I removed mine, I found it by setting it going and feeling which relay was ticking. Not going to help you though. IIRC mine was green.
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 01:17 PM
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night mare, im not too clued up on the old electrics, im going to have a look this evening, hope its just a relay, otherwise the stalk comes from a main dealer.
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 01:47 PM
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grade a subaru breakers should stock a stalk!
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 08:53 PM
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relay is fine, so guna have to bite the bullet and buy a stalk lol
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 07:52 PM
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bought a stalk and fitted it, still no joy can anyone help?
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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anyone?
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 12:04 AM
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Is the stalk wired to the slip ring(bit that spins with the steering wheel) or the loom in the column mate??
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 09:28 AM
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hi matt the loom is in the column mate.
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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Try a new Hazard light switch1st
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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is that because the hazard switch cancles the indicators out?
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 06:29 PM
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before you spend your money do one last check.
My bug has an intermittant failure of the indicators,hazards work as do the alarm blinks but when i was under the dash getting to the relay i noticed the relay only worked when i wiggled the wires to it.
it seems i have a dry connection or faulty terminal.for the time being i have taped the loom to the relay up a bit higher and have had no problems since.
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 10:17 PM
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indicators still working?
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 12:18 AM
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indicators working perfectly mate, Big thank you, crate of Beer on its way to you!

thanks again
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