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Title: DODGEY REAR LIGHT CLUSTER - INDICATORS PRETENDING TO BE BRAKE LIGHTS!!
Post by: blacfist on 05 March 2008, 22:41

hello 2 all

got this problem: rear lights sometimes get all f****d up. press brake and indicators come on instead of brake lights, turn indicators on and nothing happens!!

i played about with the block connection in the nearside cluster and when i moved it around the lights worked properly. when i pushed the block completely back into the connector the lights went back to messing about again.

im thinking the internal metal bits in the block are rusted etc, but how the hell would i clean them??

any ideas folks? please!!

thanks
bf

Title: Re: DODGEY REAR LIGHT CLUSTER - INDICATORS PRETENDING TO BE BRAKE LIGHTS!!
Post by: turner89 on 05 March 2008, 23:45

Have this exact problem every now and again! water is getting into the connector block some how and rusted the ground pin. To fix it i just scrape the pin a bit with a small screwdriver gettin most of the rust off, isnt going to last much longer tho as the pin is about to snap!!  :sad:

Title: Re: DODGEY REAR LIGHT CLUSTER - INDICATORS PRETENDING TO BE BRAKE LIGHTS!!
Post by: boneybradley on 05 March 2008, 23:46

first thing is to stop the leaking... new seals are avalible for original lights (but not aftermarkets) and use a small screwdriver and some wd40...should clean up ok

Title: Re: DODGEY REAR LIGHT CLUSTER - INDICATORS PRETENDING TO BE BRAKE LIGHTS!!
Post by: blacfist on 06 March 2008, 06:55

ok, cool

makes sense. ive never actually noticed any water in the boot though, maybe its just a little bit and gets soaked up by the carpet - but its enufff 2 give me a headache!!!.

ill do the screwdriver/ wd40 thing this afternoon!!

cheers,

thanks 4 ur help

bf

Title: Re: DODGEY REAR LIGHT CLUSTER - INDICATORS PRETENDING TO BE BRAKE LIGHTS!!
Post by: saul79 on 06 March 2008, 19:08

corroded contacts