malfunctioning lights...

[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.
Ive even had some guy over take me, put his hazzards on, stop the car behind me, and then tell me they werent working. Nice but a little over dramatic for my liking!

[Tommy Cooper]

the rear lights are on the third fuse down and are on the same fuse as the dash lights so if your dash lights are on but the rear lights are off then its probably a connection near the front grille or maybe an inline fuse.

not sure what fuse the indicators are on again it could be

1) Blown Fuse
2) and more likely... slight rust on the fuse connection so clean them all with a bit of sandpaper or similar
3) loose connection
4) in line fuse which tend to come apart and just need popping back together(some are behind air filter near the bulkhead)
5) flasher unit / relay

[t boy]

i bet if you wiggle the 3rd fuse down there will come on

[aliceinwonderland]

hey all fixed now, the indicators was just a loose connection and the lights were because i had replaced my light switch temporarly with my "window de-steamer" switch so there was nothing in the 3rd connection for the dash and backlights doh!!

Thanks for all the advice guys!!

[samsernie]

the rear lights are on the third fuse down and are on the same fuse as the dash lights so if your dash lights are on but the rear lights are off then its probably a connection near the front grille or maybe an inline fuse.

not sure what fuse the indicators are on again it could be

1) Blown Fuse
2) and more likely... slight rust on the fuse connection so clean them all with a bit of sandpaper or similar
3) loose connection
4) in line fuse which tend to come apart and just need popping back together(some are behind air filter near the bulkhead)
5) flasher unit / relay


indicators are on the top fuse on mine, the same fuse for the indicators does the reverse and stop lights, heated rear screen and maybe numberplate lights.