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Re: side lights flashing when hazards on

Post by steve greenc3 » Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:02 pm

Have you got 7pin trailer socket fitted? could be fault there!

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Re: side lights flashing when hazards on

Post by dazerede » Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:20 pm

Na I don't have the 7 pin trailer thing

It must be the bumper as the fog and reversing light is flashing aswell
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Re: side lights flashing when hazards on

Post by Tramp » Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:28 pm

It will be your earth, I bet you painted your bumper before fitting it? it will have insulated it from the body work, like darrell said run a cable from the bumper..... or the light fittings themselves, and attach them to the body work making sure you clean all paint off at your connection point, generally I like to use a crimped lug, and a nut & bolt with a washer, if you want to protect the connection & keep it good, you can put a bit of vasaline on the contact faces, this prevents air getting in & corroding the joint, it also keeps it lubricated..... but the vasaline is optional!

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Re: side lights flashing when hazards on

Post by dazerede » Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:12 am

Here is a vid
It is only happening in the rear

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6ioC76AhMdc
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Re: side lights flashing when hazards on

Post by ROBBIE » Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:40 am

Cant see the vid :cry: I agree with every one earth, I have the same bumper as you and had the same sort of problems. I just lowered one side and cleaned it up with some emery paper
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Re: side lights flashing when hazards on

Post by dan_2k_uk » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:45 am

Other option if earthing the bumper doesent work is that you have a poor main chassis earth. This will only affect the resr as the fronts are earthed to the body.
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