rustychassis
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Hey all,
I've had my defender for over a decade have done thousands of miles, replaced pretty much all of it over that time and am finally stumped with a problem. So I thought I'd come to the mecca of knowledge and attempt using a forum.
I'm new to forums and one thing I see is everyone immediately tells people it's in the wrong post or thread, or someone's already written a thread. So for that I apologise if this is in the wrong place. It took me 15 minutes to find the button to write the post..
So the problem.
Due to Covid and subsequent job issues I'm now selling my truck and other toys. So to get her ready for sale I was going to sort all the little niggly bits out and get a new mot on her. One issue was the hazard lights weren't working but the indicators did.
So........ I took the dash of gave everything a little wiggle and the hazards started working, assume it was a lose connection.
However in doing so, the dashboard indicator light has stopped. So that's the problem, now everything on her works, except for that one b****d little bulb.
This is what I've done:
I'm either going to pull my hair out or give up and lose a bit of cash selling her without and MOT.
Or by the power of grey skull someone on here will give me a tip that works.
I've had my defender for over a decade have done thousands of miles, replaced pretty much all of it over that time and am finally stumped with a problem. So I thought I'd come to the mecca of knowledge and attempt using a forum.
I'm new to forums and one thing I see is everyone immediately tells people it's in the wrong post or thread, or someone's already written a thread. So for that I apologise if this is in the wrong place. It took me 15 minutes to find the button to write the post..
So the problem.
Due to Covid and subsequent job issues I'm now selling my truck and other toys. So to get her ready for sale I was going to sort all the little niggly bits out and get a new mot on her. One issue was the hazard lights weren't working but the indicators did.
So........ I took the dash of gave everything a little wiggle and the hazards started working, assume it was a lose connection.
However in doing so, the dashboard indicator light has stopped. So that's the problem, now everything on her works, except for that one b****d little bulb.
This is what I've done:
- New hazard relay switch
- New indicator relay
- Checked all wiring and can't see anything lose.
- Switched lightbulbs around on the back of the dash
- The checked voltage going to the light bulb, it has 2 wires going to the bulb, at the same time both sides of the bulb show 8volt when then the indicator is on. I'm not an electrician but would have thought power would only be going to one side of the bulb at once.
- Removed one of the wires going to the bulb, when that happens no power is going to the bulb from the remaining wire. So assume it must be creating an inline circuit, again, not a sparky.
I'm either going to pull my hair out or give up and lose a bit of cash selling her without and MOT.
Or by the power of grey skull someone on here will give me a tip that works.
