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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: local.litw on 29 April 2011, 20:55

Title: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: local.litw on 29 April 2011, 20:55

Had a ding in my mk3 and smashed one indicator/fog light. I got some new ones off ebay but they are just indicators without the fog lights. when i dialed it all back in all indicators flash too fast. and ideas what is causing this?? also is it an mot failure if they flash fast? cheers

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: madmanmart on 29 April 2011, 20:56

Indicator bulb not working.........

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: matt_1982 on 29 April 2011, 20:58

As Mart said above will be a bulb not working mine sometimes does it i just hit it then it works hahaha

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: brett on 29 April 2011, 21:04

snap i had this only the other week lol,had checked them all but 1 d'oh

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: Wayne on 29 April 2011, 21:05

Yep bulb blown  :smiley:

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: local.litw on 29 April 2011, 21:30

I wish!! all bulbs working good

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: Screech16v on 29 April 2011, 21:38

What bulbs are in the front ,if its they are those low wattage ones they may not be drawing enough current therefore fast flashing as if theres a bulb gone :smiley:

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: dazzawest1987 on 29 April 2011, 22:00

Bad earth somewhere ? Check the connectors to your rear lamps, and check the bulb holders in the lamps

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: dom on 29 April 2011, 22:14

I had this when I was tinkering with a set of clocks, it was because i'd soldered some led's in and inadvertently bridged a couple of the wires on the circuit board so it could be an issue with something shorting out on the clocks...although I doubt it :grin:

A very helpful reply from me!

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: dazzawest1987 on 29 April 2011, 22:17

Check the wiring behind your bumper aswell

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: local.litw on 29 April 2011, 22:32

cheers for all the tips. there are 2 wires each side which used to go to the fogd but this shouldn't affect it??

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: dazzawest1987 on 29 April 2011, 23:01

if the wiring's damaged it could do

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: local.litw on 29 April 2011, 23:15

ok ill have a look. cheers

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: Leon27 on 29 April 2011, 23:26

Quote from: Screech16v on 29 April 2011, 21:38

What bulbs are in the front ,if its they are those low wattage ones they may not be drawing enough current therefore fast flashing as if theres a bulb gone :smiley:

Very good point. Check the wattage of the bulb from ebay. Just to confirm, it is only one side that isn't working properly? The one that was hit? If so, check the bulb, then start swapping lamps from the affected side to the working side one by one, front unit, side repeater then rear cluster. hopefully you'll pick up on something there otherwise you will be looking at a power/wiring fault as already mentioned :)

Title: Re: indicator flashing too fast
Post by: local.litw on 30 April 2011, 09:23

both sides are affected  :cry: I'm going to put the old right one back in and see what happens.