salsa-king

its the rear indicator not working, swapped the bulb and it's still not working, what else could it be?


is it electrical fault or just a fuse?


Phil

jespin

Unlikely to be a fuse if it's just one indicator not working. Could be a dodgy wire / connection or even corrosion in the terminals that just want cleaning with a bit of emery paper. Shouldn't be too much of a problem, get a multimeter on it.

dantastic

You wont have a fuse for a individual bulb so either the bulb is blown or you have put the wrong bulb in, check that the bulb is the same wattage as the original bulb that was in there, try swapping the bulb from the other side and see if what happens.

salsa-king

hhhhhmmmmmm, well the new bulb is correct as its the one listed as the replacement on the board at Halfords, thing is the old bulb was only replaced a few months ago, with the same bulbs from Halfords, but it looks ok anyway.

nickwrxstiV2

It's a loose wire somewhere. Flashing fast indicates that. If it was a bulb it woul flash at the normal speed but the offending bulb wouldn't work. Check your wires.

hodgy0_2

I am not sure this is a good enough reason to completely discount the wrong bulb being used

salsa-king

well don't LOL me, but last night we went out... and it started working on our way back home! don't know what t'll do today.

Matteeboy

Usually means a capacitor is about to go.

salsa-king

so I can't go back in time 'back to the future' styllleeeee then?

Matteeboy

Not as quickly - nope.

Pretty much every electrical system has loads of capacitors. They "flatten" voltage spikes, can allow AC to "pass" but block DC and other stuff. They store and release electrical charge (measured in Coulombs) - in a controlled and pre-determined (usually) way which is what indicators use for their "timers."

Fascinating huh?

Impreza100

my drivers side indicator is doing this. All 3 signals are flashing almost 3 times as fast? Is there a deffinate fix for this? Where would i find this capacitor? Thanks

ALi-B

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What car is this?

If its a modern CAN bus car. For example, on modern VWs and BMWs, each indicator bulb is powered by its own indvidual transistor based drive circuit (no relays etc. the clicking sound is simulated). So if a new bulb is fitted and the light fitting/earths appear to be ok, it could be the drive circuit at fault.

If its an old car, then probably corroded contact in the fitting or a bad/rusty earth point.

kingofturds

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I'm having the same problem on my 2001 classic. osf indicator stopped working this morning. I ran in to asda and bought a set of bulbs and changed it but no joy. I will get a multimeter on it on the way home but one thing I did notice was that the contacts on the bulb holder seemed very loose, the bulb literally fell out so I hope this is the problem.

ALi-B

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On a classic scoob, it'll likely be a rusty earth point. Its rusts quite badly behind the front bumper. Obviously bend and clean the contacts on teh bulb fitting first though, so its nice and shiny metal.

Can't for the life of me remember where the earth points are though...sorry.

kingofturds

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Also is it only the one screw at the top holding the indicator housing on a 2001 classic? the osf one came off a piece of p1ss but the nsf would not come off

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

From what I remember, I'm pretty certain it a screw on one side of the lamp and a plastic clip on the other.

kingofturds

iTrader: (1)

Cheers, it's definitely looking like a wiring fault somewhere as it is blinking 3 times the speed.

kingofturds

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Well the indicator started working but the front repeaters have stopped working It's decided to turn French with these electrical gremlins.

ScooByer Trade

I am guessing water could be trapped, this happened on my old mans Toyota L/C.They all flashed quickly just the same, and was on both the left & right side.