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[Aliceinwonderland]

Austin rover
1989


Firstly my indicators have cut out (again) I've checked the fuses and i cant see any that have blown so im pretty much stumped on that one.

Second one, is the rear lights when i have my main lights on, they aren't turning on but my brake lights and reverse lights are working fine. Also tried to see if the fuses are blown with these too but A) I cant find what fuses are connected to them and B) all the fuses i have checked arent blown.

The indicators i can deal with for the moment as ive dealt with not having them before but the back lights, im getting driven insane with people flashing me! ive gotten to the point where i just pull over!!

[Brigbeale]

Austin rover
1989


Firstly my indicators have cut out (again) I've checked the fuses and i cant see any that have blown so im pretty much stumped on that one.

Second one, is the rear lights when i have my main lights on, they aren't turning on but my brake lights and reverse lights are working fine. Also tried to see if the fuses are blown with these too but A) I cant find what fuses are connected to them and B) all the fuses i have checked arent blown.

The indicators i can deal with for the moment as ive dealt with not having them before but the back lights, im getting driven insane with people flashing me! ive gotten to the point where i just pull over!!

You don't say if the front sidelights are working or not so I'll assume they are also not working.
It may sound daft but are the bulbs fine?
Looking at the wiring diagram in the Haynes manual, the sidelights are fed from the fuse-box with terminals7 & 8 at the end ( the bottom one going from memory).
The supply is fed to terminal no 7 via a red wire from the headlamp switch. 8 has a red/green wire which leads to the lights.
The headlamp switch is fed with the brown wire.
Try taking the headlamp switch out of the dash and disconnecting it from the plug.
Get a piece of wire and push it in the brown and red wire terminals to connect them. If the lights come on you need a new headlamp switch. As you have headlamps, there is obviously power getting to the switch.

If this makes no difference, reconnect the switch and set it to sidelights and try temporarily touching 7 & 8 with the wire.
If they light up put a new fuse in!


My headlamp switch decided it had had enough recently and required replacement. When I disconected it, two of the three pins stayed in the plug - they got too hot and melted the switch plastic which prevented the slider inside the switch makin contact. I wouldn't mess around with a second hand switch (unless it's free ). Get a new one. They do play up quite often.

Let us know how you got on and then we'll tackle the indicators!

[Aliceinwonderland]

Problem solved. The back lights along with the dash lights and indicators are all in working order!

Problem was that i had temporarly replaced my light switch with the de steamer switch as the light switch had broken so there was nothing going into the 3rd connection for the dash and rear lights.

and the indicators was due to a loose connection.

doh!