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Offline Jezza-7

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Indicators
« on: November 07, 2009, 02:20:57 pm »
Got a problem with my indicators. When i indicate one direction i get all indicators come on. Any suggestion's what it could be?
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Offline Jezza-7

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Re: Indicators
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2009, 08:01:08 pm »
Well it used to have an alarm, well the wiring was left behind. That has been all removed and what was disconnected was reconnected so no circuits were incomplete.

Gonna run a fluke on it to see if that can pick up a problem somewhere.

Did have dash board out but that was 2 weeks ago and it has been fine since then.

Strange.
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Offline MartinB

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Re: Indicators
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2009, 09:18:35 pm »
Check the relay, it's behind the glovebox... Number 53 I think matey.
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Re: Indicators
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2009, 05:08:24 pm »
Ah that will be a great help as we might of knocked it slightly and its came loose. Will look sometime soon, when i finish work before it gets dark!
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Re: Indicators
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2009, 08:33:19 pm »
Cool, you have to basically put your head up the passenger side footwell as if you were laying facing the ceiling and have a look up there if i remember correctly!
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Re: Indicators
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2009, 11:02:56 am »
Awesome, will do that today as im finishing work early. Someone said it could be the actual indicator stick. Will have a look at both though.
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Offline Rich_G40

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Re: Indicators
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2009, 07:39:15 am »
If not your grounds could not be very good or you might need to put some diodes in the circuit to stop the feed back.
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Re: Indicators
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2009, 07:57:14 pm »
Think it is a relay that is not working. From the wiring diagrams in the manual it says that it is the realy next to the one 53.

It has 3 pins and the 54 has got 4 pins.

It is earthed into the main loom so i dont think it is a earth problem.

Will go to vw and get some new ones.
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Re: Indicators
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2009, 09:34:04 pm »
Well i went vw a they wanted £135 plus vat to replace 6 relays as i was gonna do a few.

But its not the relay as yhou can hear it working and i swapped it over with a newer one at it didnt fix it.

Gonna look at earthing now.
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Offline PeteG40

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Re: Indicators
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2009, 12:46:54 pm »
sam's was dodgy where the interior loom plugged into the dash loom.
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Re: Indicators
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2009, 07:35:03 pm »
So you reckon steering wheel off and that to see what the wiring is like. Might pop out tonight to look at it.
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Re: Indicators
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2009, 09:31:07 pm »
Right this is really getting to me now, i had a quick look and all the wiring seems fine. Will have a better look tomorrow.

Could some one give an indication what i should be looking for?

If i still got this problem then im gonna take it to vw cause its pissing me off.
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Re: Indicators
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2009, 09:32:06 pm »
Quote from: Rae on November 23, 2009, 09:30:20 pm
Quote from: Jezza-7 on November 23, 2009, 07:35:03 pm
So you reckon steering wheel off and that to see what the wiring is like. Might pop out tonight to look at it.
try petes suggestion first, make sure the big connector on back of fuse box is pushed on properly!

Where would that be?

Up passenger footwell?
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Re: Indicators
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2009, 09:35:59 pm »
yeah, and in the engine bay behind fusebox
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Offline Jezza-7

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Re: Indicators
« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2009, 07:14:28 pm »
Tried that and nothing still.

Found a wire unplugged so i connected it back up but that did nothing. The wiring is such a mess. there are wires that go from 2 wires to 1 and some single wires go into a connection block terminal and then go straight back out the same way. It really takes the piss and im getting well pissed off now.

Im gonna make a fly lead from the earth wire that comes out of the relay to earth it to a earth point under the dash just incase the earth is dodgy.

Apart from that it will be steering wheel off tomorrow and looking at the connections around the stick.

The relay is not 53, its the one next to it. I unplugged it while it was on and it stopped so i know the relay is good.

The haynes manual is a bit poor for the Direction indicators and hazard warning wiring diagram.

God this is a nightmare. If i cant get it sorted i think i might sell it :-[

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