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Patchy has no front lights

Postby StanTheMan » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:46 am

Ohhh I hate electical issues

No high beam or low beam
pop up lights are up
lights don't work.
pop up lights will not go up or down. on dashsboad button or steering colum

rear lights work.
parkers work.
dashboard illuminates.




for those of you not familiar with Patchy
she is a 1989 NA6 Aussie delivery.

any help on what to check & where to start looking is very welcome

I'm a total retard wen it comes to electricals

I apreciate any guidance
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Postby bruce » Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:50 am

I would have said blown globes (yes, I've had both low beams go simultaneously). But the lights not going up or down? Could be the fuse/relay there?

Two separate problems?

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Postby StanTheMan » Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:10 pm

Yep I'm a total retard

Blown fuse I even looked at it several times. Before someone pointed at it.

:oops: :roll:

You would say.....Hiding in plain view
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Postby Okibi » Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:36 pm

1st nomination for the Dodgy Award 2008?
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Postby AJ » Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:34 pm

Okibi wrote:1st nomination for the Dodgy Award 2008?


oh yeah :lol: ..........i can see Boags eyes light up when reading this :mrgreen:

well, if he isn't in the bushes yarking up last nights beer, like he was at the start of a club run today :lol: :lol: :lol:


PS: there ARE pictures of proof for this too :wink:
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Postby Boags » Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:22 pm

AJ wrote:
Okibi wrote:1st nomination for the Dodgy Award 2008?


oh yeah :lol: ..........i can see Boags eyes light up when reading this :mrgreen:

well, if he isn't in the bushes yarking up last nights beer, like he was at the start of a club run today :lol: :lol: :lol:


PS: there ARE pictures of proof for this too :wink:


:evil: :evil: :evil:

Gald to see it was an easy fix Stefan! I look forward to passing on the "phallic" conrod at next year's ceremony... :lol: :mrgreen:
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Postby bruce » Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:25 am

If you show us the pics - you are BANNED !

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Postby Boags » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:33 pm

:lol:
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Postby JSE » Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:14 pm

check the wiring to the right of the steering wheel where the japanese foglights button is located...if that has come loose thats your problem. it acts as a bridge for the headlights...thats what happened to me.

OR

i could have read the posts above and not wrote anything at all! :mrgreen:
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