When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Got a little problem with my lights in my classic.
Basically whenever the ignition is on the side lights and rear lights come on.
Any thoughts on where I should start ??
Have you tried that switch on top of the steering cowling?
Thats the parking lights, but they'd be on even with the ignition off, unless someones played about with it.
Failing that, it couls be a faulty light stalk.
Yeh as above sounds like the switch stalk,id also take the cowels of and check to see if the wires have been messed about ,or maybe you have a sidelight relay stuck on.If you know where the relay is id swap it with another one of the car and see if that cures it.
Last edited by bugeyejohn; 26 February 2011 at 05:34 PM.
Reason: brainwave
I don't think there IS a relay for sidelights. All four are only 20W together, so less than 2A, not relay territory.
I reckon it'll be the stalk, but I'd ALSO be looking at earths in all the lights. You'd be surprised what a bad earth can produce. I once had an Escort that it's headlights came on dim when your foot was on the brake pedal, AND, the engine wouldn't turn off, you could even take the key out and it kept running
Turned out to be a bad earth on the n/s rear lights.
Ok thanks chaps. I'll have a root round tomorrow and see what I can find. Hopefully the problem is staring me in the face as could be a right **** trying to find a bad earth.
Yep, got a new stalk assembly but didn't cure the problem. Checked earths at all four corners with no joy so guessing its something buried deep out of sight.
26 February 2011, 05:31 PM
