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Indicators

Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 6:32 pm
by ronnie
My indicators are staying on constantly when i indicate I've renewed the relay , worked fine for a while now back to constantly staying on any suggestions.

Re: Indicators

Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 6:43 pm
by mike.perry
Another dodgey flasher unit. What year is the car?

Re: Indicators

Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 6:50 pm
by ronnie
1968 1098

Re: Indicators

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:04 am
by mike.perry
Check the wires are connected correctly and if so then try another flasher unit, 42 + 5 W rating. Reliability seems to be a problem. I have the same problem with one of my flashers, a trip to the accessory shop I think.

Re: Indicators

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 9:56 am
by mike.perry
Drove to my local Halfords to see if they stocked the correct flasher, just checked again and they were working perfectly!

Re: Indicators

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:22 pm
by bmcecosse
Sounds like bad earth connections to me........

Re: Indicators

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:43 pm
by mike.perry
Not an earth problem on mine, the indicators are separate from the other lights. The R H indicators worked perfectly and the L H indicators stayed on without flashing so it must have been the L H flasher unit.

Re: Indicators

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 3:17 pm
by chesney
Sometimes I get a similar problem on my minor, a 948. When I indicate right, it flashes fast as if a bulb is out, but if you adjust the position of the indicator switch slightly, it works perfectly. I guess because it is combined with the horn, it is allowed to move too much and affects the contact with the flasher? Have tried to take off the shroud(?) for the switch, but to no avail, it seems stuck.

Re: Indicators

Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 9:05 pm
by ronnie
Just fitted a new flasher unit , no change and I have just noticed that if the side lights are on they dim on and off when I indicate , sounds like a bad earth ??? 8)

Re: Indicators

Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 9:13 pm
by PSL184
ronnie wrote:sounds like a bad earth ??? 8)
Agreed :wink:

Re: Indicators

Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:07 pm
by bmcecosse
See 3 posts earlier.......... :roll: