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[Gingerjoe]

right ive had a few electric problammes laterly. first my horn went, but that was a simple case of the bolt came lose & there was no earth & when I fitted my dixie horn.... my indicators went wierd, ive got them all working now, realised one of the bulbs had blown, there all working.... but hmmm. when I apply hazards, they all flash ect.. but when I Just put the right one on, it doesnt flash. just stays static? & the dash light doesnt go on. ill go have a proper look at the order there working in when it stops chucking it down.... but could anything of coursed this? its rather annoying

[mini_mad69]

Mine used to do it when I had a bad earth on the rear light clusters, it also did it when the front indicator connections lost their insulation and shorted on the bodywork.

[Shifty]

I had exactly the same prob with my mini.

Turned out to be a bad earth on front indicator.

Remove the lens and prod/firk the bulb, chances are it will work!!

Clean up the contacts on the bulb as well as the earth and that should sort it

Seamus

[Gingerjoe]

Mine used to do it when I had a bad earth on the rear light clusters, it also did it when the front indicator connections lost their insulation and shorted on the bodywork.

oooh i see, what do I need to look for exactually? haha, Im actually terrible @ electrics.

[Gingerjoe]

I had exactly the same prob with my mini.

Turned out to be a bad earth on front indicator.

Remove the lens and prod/firk the bulb, chances are it will work!!

Clean up the contacts on the bulb as well as the earth and that should sort it

Seamus

hmmm, its a brand new bulb I put it in like 10 mins ago.

[mini_mad69]

I cleaned up the mounts on the rear cluster because thats how it earthed, I have the plastic type front indicators so I have no idea how that is earthed.

[Shifty]

I had exactly the same prob with my mini.

Turned out to be a bad earth on front indicator.

Remove the lens and prod/firk the bulb, chances are it will work!!

Clean up the contacts on the bulb as well as the earth and that should sort it

Seamus

hmmm, its a brand new bulb I put it in like 10 mins ago.

Have a look at the socket where you put the bulb into, chances are its got a covering of green power on it, give the contacts a clean with some fine sandpaper and try again!!

Seamus

[mini_mad69]

Oh another sympton of this was realy dim tail light on that side. Again cleaning the earth sorted it.

[Gingerjoe]

I cleaned up the mounts on the rear cluster because thats how it earthed, I have the plastic type front indicators so I have no idea how that is earthed.

Cluster meaning like the housing for the indicator? ive got a clubman, how do I remove it for a clean up.

[mini_mad69]

I mean the entire rear light unit then where the bolts go through the mounts of the body, i just scraped it with a flat screwdriver to remove anything that stops the electrical flow, e.g paint, rust, oxidisation.

[Gingerjoe]

Right there all working now, but not flashing, I asked a friend & he said he thinks its the flasher unit? gonna try pick one up cheap & see if it does the trick :] hopefully so, my left dash light seems to be working, but he right one isnt, does the flasher unit affect that too?

[Jupitus]

Sorry - only just saw this.

If your hazards work and flash fine, but your indicator stays on and doesn't flash, then the problem is almost certainly your indicator flasher unit. There are separate flasher units for hazards and indicators, one from a permanent live for the hazards, the other from a switched live (usually) for the indicators. Find and swap the flasher units over to test, but if that works get a new one for the indicators circuit.

[Gingerjoe]

Sorry - only just saw this.

If your hazards work and flash fine, but your indicator stays on and doesn't flash, then the problem is almost certainly your indicator flasher unit. There are separate flasher units for hazards and indicators, one from a permanent live for the hazards, the other from a switched live (usually) for the indicators. Find and swap the flasher units over to test, but if that works get a new one for the indicators circuit.

yea my friend told me, so the flasher unit is exactually the same for the hazards? blimey, I aint got a clue where its gonna be, Ill order myself a new flasher unit :] tar everyone for help!

[taffy1967]

The indicator flasher unit will be tucked up behind your dash clocks. You can reach it by putting your hand up and under the parcel shelf and feeling for it.

Have you tried your indicators when your engine has been running too? Sometimes a poor connection can cause them to run slowly or not at all when the engine is off.

I recently replaced the fuse box on my Mini and that made a hell of a difference as my old one was rusty as hell on the back. Now my indicators work perfectly again.

[Gingerjoe]

The indicator flasher unit will be tucked up behind your dash clocks. You can reach it by putting your hand up and under the parcel shelf and feeling for it.

Have you tried your indicators when your engine has been running too? Sometimes a poor connection can cause them to run slowly or not at all when the engine is off.

I recently replaced the fuse box on my Mini and that made a hell of a difference as my old one was rusty as hell on the back. Now my indicators work perfectly again.

yea I run it for a little bit & noticed that on the clock indicators it started flashing, but none of the exterior indicators are working, Im going to halfords later to pic up a new unit! :] hopefull it does the job!