very strange problem
#1
Posted 12 November 2005 - 04:00 PM
the problem is very strange but i'm hoping someone else has experienced it and knows the cause...when i push the brake pedal down, the headlamps shine :erm:
any ideas?
frosties
#2
Posted 12 November 2005 - 04:10 PM
Karl
#3
Posted 12 November 2005 - 04:12 PM
to be honest these are just wild guesses, hope they help, good luck :cheese:
#4
Posted 12 November 2005 - 04:13 PM
that could be that as i have recently wired in a connector plug to disconnect the front loom to take the front off, so my wiring is most likely the problem! i'll have a try and post in a min!
#5
Posted 12 November 2005 - 04:14 PM
It might sound absolutely stupid, maybe even not possible, but I swapped the stop/tail light bulb and it worked!
#6
Posted 12 November 2005 - 04:15 PM
that is kinda what happened to my sister's Ashtray!sorry not got a clue thats intersting though, prahaps its got something to do with the brake light circuit and somehow is now connected to the main lights, could it be a fuse box gone short?
to be honest these are just wild guesses, hope they help, good luck :cheese:
#7
Posted 12 November 2005 - 04:16 PM
#8
Posted 12 November 2005 - 04:17 PM
It was a MK1 Mini, he had a problem with the lights dimming and flickering when he accelerated at night (as in, he only ever noticed a problem when the sidelights or headlights were on)! Can anybody guess what he says he found to be the problem???
#9
Posted 12 November 2005 - 04:18 PM
Yep, the Vauxhall Ashtray (that's what I used to call it)!ashtray?
#10
Posted 12 November 2005 - 04:19 PM
#11
Posted 12 November 2005 - 04:20 PM
#12
Posted 12 November 2005 - 04:23 PM
And sorry, we have Hi-Jacked! :nugget:
Anyway, the MK1 problem..............
When he acclerated, the number plate light wire was rubbing on his tailgate causing a short-circuit (MK1 hinged number plate was hinging when he accelerated and pulling the wire slightly). Mental thing to try and trace!
Just goes to show that it aint all about reading a Haynes manual, he took bloomin ages to find the fault!
#13
Posted 12 November 2005 - 04:41 PM
#14
Posted 12 November 2005 - 05:04 PM
Yes
Karl
#15
Posted 12 November 2005 - 05:09 PM
have you got any idea at all where this could be happening??
i cant figure it out because the brake lights connections are obviously in the boot, so can't work out where'd they'd be using the same earth??
could it possibly be the fuse box or brake test switch??they are the only places I could find on the haynes wiring diagram where the brake circuit comes near the headlamp circuit?
cheers for your help by the way
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