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Wife has a type r (V4) and the indicators and hazards stay static when in use, not flashing.
Tried all the fuses but no joy so wondering if it is something else.
It only happened after the car had an alarm fitted so assume it is their doing but just trying to sort if ourselves before driving all the way back to get them have a look
I keep seeing articles about them in the local papers all the time
There is a flasher relay somewhere behind the driver's side dash where you can't quite reach it unless your double jointed. The alarm "could" interfere if its faulty, so to rule that out the wires to the indicator circuits from the alarm unit need to be cut. Although I've never had this happen myself in my early years of fitting alarms, as installation-wise it "shouldn't" interfere with the flasher's operation.
Turns out it was the indicator fuse relay after all. Alcazar was spot on (as usual ) with the position as they are so high up past the steering column that you can feel but not see unless you tilt the drivers seat back, rotate 180 degrees so your head is lying on the floor. Then with a flashlight stuck in your mouth you can just about see them. Theere are two fixed to a metal bracket , one is blue, one is the indicator fuse relay and it is secured to the bracket.
I think some pictures will help
The two fuses
Now you can see why it is a pain to remove.
Found out this was the problem because you could hear the relay buzzing when driving , so it was on its way out.
Little tip : if you are buying them search for the NILES IF346
I told you needed to be double jointed to get to it
The ignition relay is also somewhere up there too
You were correct, though my wife suggests we hire a very small Vietnamese person next time or someone from the Chinese state circus as I am sure they could do that manoeuvre far better than me
Maybe the ignition relay is that bloody blue thing
When I needed to remove mine, (to replace it with one for towing), I reached up and touched each one as the indicators were flashing, and settled on the one that I could feel ticking. so not so difficult.
BUT: I could NOT get the damn thing to come loose, so dragged it off, breaking the retainer. The new one hangs loose and hardly makes any noise now, and since my cancelling bit is worn, it's now dead easy to leave indicators on
05 September 2015, 05:31 PM
indicators/hazards stay static not flashing
) with the position as they are so high up past the steering column that you can feel but not see unless you tilt the drivers seat back, rotate 180 degrees so your head is lying on the floor. Then with a flashlight stuck in your mouth you can just about see them. Theere are two fixed to a metal bracket , one is blue, one is the indicator fuse relay and it is secured to the bracket.
