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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 2:02 pm |
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Joined: Jan 16, 2013 Posts: 125
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My rear right tail light had a lot of water in it so i removed the light and drained the water out. i then dried the lamp holder (lightly) with a hair dryer and when i plugged it back in it didn't work. I've had a fiddle with it and now the indicator is working and the side light but the not the brake light? can't find a blown fuse and the bulb works as i swapped it with the left side. anyone have any ideas they're just standard ph1's.
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:14 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2949
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Location: Athens, Greece
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I had this..
Bin them.
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| 1.4i, 2001, 3-door, China Blue
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:39 am |
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Joined: Jan 07, 2012 Posts: 111
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Location: Fife
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Clean the connections that the bulb sits in
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:41 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2949
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Location: Athens, Greece
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Fifer wrote: |
Clean the connections that the bulb sits in |
Once the plating goes on the contacts they'll keep corroding and putting bulbs out without you knowing.
This is an issue when you replace bulbs and disturb the seized contact surfaces, so even if you clean them and put new bulbs all round some stop working after a while.
The holders in the phase 1 rear lights are terrible for this.
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| 1.4i, 2001, 3-door, China Blue
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:05 am |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2012 Posts: 336
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Location: Edinburgh
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just buy a new set phase 1's they cheap to buy. ill sell u a set in imacculate condition with back plates if you want, pm me
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