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 Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:53 pm |
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Last night i noticed that my right rear tail light was out so i left my car while i went to pub. Came back to the car turned on the lights and it was working again! So that rules out a blown bulb
Its just been on before i went out but when i pulled up it had gone out again
Ive tried wriggling the bulb about but nothing
Anyone got any advice?
Thanks x 
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:56 pm |
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after market?
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:58 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Stevenage
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Loose wire my bet or connection
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:10 pm |
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Location: Melton Mowbray Leicestershire
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Tried the white connector under the glovebox in the passenger footwell? Not sure whether that would make one not work but when i had a problem with my brake lights before it had been kicked loose, so it was just a case of plugging back in properly, plus it only takes a few seconds to try it.
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:14 pm |
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Any corrosion on the connector or pins on the cluster?
If you notice it again and the fault stays, try the other lights on that cluster too as if they all fail that could help fault finding, possibly a bad earth?
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:17 pm |
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Yeah ill give them all a check
And Rich i have been messing around with neons in my footwell so may have disconnected somethinf
Yeah they are aftermarket, afterburners
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:17 pm |
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| richpowell91 wrote: |
| Tried the white connector under the glovebox in the passenger footwell? Not sure whether that would make one not work but when i had a problem with my brake lights before it had been kicked loose, so it was just a case of plugging back in properly, plus it only takes a few seconds to try it. |
Aint gonna be any help fixing a TAIL light 
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:23 pm |
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I thought that but any advice is a big help for me
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:25 pm |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| richpowell91 wrote: |
| Tried the white connector under the glovebox in the passenger footwell? Not sure whether that would make one not work but when i had a problem with my brake lights before it had been kicked loose, so it was just a case of plugging back in properly, plus it only takes a few seconds to try it. |
Aint gonna be any help fixing a TAIL light |
Sorry should have said that none of my rear lights worked not just the brake lights, could have just been a coincidence though that they worked after fiddling with that plug.
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:27 pm |
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Joined: Feb 20, 2010
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Location: Crediton, DEVON
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i had the exact same problem turned out to be a fault with the bsi unit under the dash. does your front side light and number plate light also go out?
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:37 pm |
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| andrew206gti wrote: |
| i had the exact same problem turned out to be a fault with the bsi unit under the dash. does your front side light and number plate light also go out? |
Hmm ill check that out, havent checked to see if the indicators or brake light work when the light goes out yet, stupid me lol
Ill check that out though
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 4:20 pm |
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Joined: Feb 20, 2010
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Location: Crediton, DEVON
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when mine went wrong it stopped the sidelight front and rear on the driverside and the number plate lights. i was told they are all controlled by the same part of the BSI unit. i had it sorted by a local garage by re-wiring the the driver side headlight to by-pass the BSI unit all together and take the switchable live from the passenger light by a relay. seem to sort and ive had no trouble since. cost me about £65 if i remember rightly
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| Get in, sit down, shut up \'n\' hold on!! | |
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 4:28 pm |
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Well i hope it dont turn out to cost me that much lol
Ill have a look in morning at everything which you lot have said
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:51 am |
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Well ive had a look and every other light on the whole thing works except for the rear light which comes on at night
Could it maybe be a fault with the bulb or holder? Gonna take the whole thing out in a bit to check it out
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:54 am |
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Location: England
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Check to see if there's power going to the light, if there is. Then the wiring in the lamp is dodgey
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