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Rear offside indicator

3.4K views 10 replies 6 participants last post by  hamedhbb  
#1 ·
Can anyone please tell me where the rear offside indicator is earthed? I have a 2012 facelift 2.2 and only the rear offside indicator behaves erratically, all others are OK. Most of the time it flashes very dimly and quickly. However, every so often it will flash four or five time correctly. I have removed the whole light unit, LEDs, and cleaned the connector to no avail. I suspect a dodgy connection somewhere. Thanks In advance for any thoughts.
 
#7 ·
Managed to find a brand new one for a hundred quid including delivery. Sadly, it was very slightly damaged in transit, but still fully functional.
Hard to comprehend dismantlers wanting between £250 and £295 for a second hand one with a 1 month warranty.
Also found that while waiting to get a replacement, the battery went flat. After re-charging, the rear n/s door locking would not work and both rear windows would not operate. 30 second disconnect of the battery seems to have fixed both of those.
Seems all back to fully working and "still" grin inducing driving.
 
#10 ·
I got mine off ebay - the chap who sent it said it was the only one he had, otherwise he would have sent another when it arrived slightly damaged.
I cut open my old one (fun job with an oscillating multitool) to see if there was anything inside to fiddle with.
Nothing that I could see to even check for a dry joint. Squeezed and pushed everything I could, plugged it back in - no change.
 
#11 ·
I did cut it open and resorlderes joint as much as could and used contact cleaner on everything. It did work initially. It came back after few days but then worked without me touching it and issue never Came back. I guess it is dependent on moisture. So I will see if it happens again fall/winter. Because of that, if I want to repair it again, I use contact cleaner through a hole. Then just pour some distilled water in and shake it properly and let it dry before install it back. Alternatively you can use a 10ohm 10watts resistor in series with signal wire. The light won’t be as bright though but nothing very bad neither.