Number plate lights...
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My bloody number plate lights seem to have stopped working
They have been a bit dodgy before but normally working most of the time, anyone ever removed these? Is it a simple job or am i as well taking it to a garage??
I reckon it's most likely a dodgy connection or something but i don't want to try and rip them a part and not being able to put them back together again
They have been a bit dodgy before but normally working most of the time, anyone ever removed these? Is it a simple job or am i as well taking it to a garage??
I reckon it's most likely a dodgy connection or something but i don't want to try and rip them a part and not being able to put them back together again
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I'm sure it's not bulbs.. Where are the connections in the boot?? I've looked under the carpet but can't see anything are they in the bit behind the clusters?
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They are behind the 'hard' carpet on the rear panel of the boot.
Bulbs blow a lot on these, and the screws rust on the lamps themselves
*note* The number plate lights dont work when you put the 'parking' lights on...they only work with the ignition on
Bulbs blow a lot on these, and the screws rust on the lamps themselves
*note* The number plate lights dont work when you put the 'parking' lights on...they only work with the ignition on
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Hehe.. My Clifford alarm keeps the motor running as a turbo timer and i normally leave the side lights on permanently so I noticed they were out
I reckon the rust thing could be a problem, I'll try and take them apart when i get home to the folks in Grimsby next week (They've got a drive and a garage, i've got a top floor flat )
I reckon a lot of WD40 & steel brush will be in order
I reckon the rust thing could be a problem, I'll try and take them apart when i get home to the folks in Grimsby next week (They've got a drive and a garage, i've got a top floor flat )
I reckon a lot of WD40 & steel brush will be in order
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rusty screws - tell me about it [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
took 3 hours - alot of f*cksh1tb0ll0cks - and 5 bleeding fingers
Such a good car - surrounded by ****e screws and fixings [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
took 3 hours - alot of f*cksh1tb0ll0cks - and 5 bleeding fingers
Such a good car - surrounded by ****e screws and fixings [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
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I reckon it's a design thingy about japanese cars If you look under the bumper on a European car where the lamps are, it'l be all nice and flush with a couple of little transparent plastic parts for the light to shine through.. On jap cars, you just get a bl00dy hole cut in the bumper and the lamps just poking through My old Charade turbo was the same
Oh well, i guess i've some work to do
[Edited by ricco - 10/24/2002 6:30:57 PM]
Oh well, i guess i've some work to do
[Edited by ricco - 10/24/2002 6:30:57 PM]
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Anyone know if these should be a phillips screw or an alan key bolt?? I've been trying to get through the rust today to get them off but it's proving slightly more difficult than i had anticipated
Any other tricks to getting them off or do i just need to stick with the '**** **** bollox' and bleeding knuckles for a few more hours??
Any other tricks to getting them off or do i just need to stick with the '**** **** bollox' and bleeding knuckles for a few more hours??
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