Lights failure, Instrument panel and rear lights

[Smidd]

Saturday night driving down the A1, the intrument panel light flickered a couple of times then 5 minutes later went out completely. Stopped to check and found that I had also lost rear lights and front fog lights. Have checked fuse No 8 under bonnet and all the fuses under the dash, all seem fine. Any other suggestions please I feel a trip to an Auto electrican maybe required. Any suggestions, Worecester area.

[Northern Bongolow]

if it turns out to be the light stalk,the early mazda 323 stalk fits and i think the 626 but just check first.

[missfixit70]

More than likely one of the relays on the inside of the passenger side wing under the bonnet, comes up fairly often, you can use a generic relay with some flying leads made up, or go have a look around the scrappy, previous poster may even be able to help out as he has a penchant for scrapyards

[mister munkey]

if it turns out to be the light stalk,the early mazda 323 stalk fits and i think the 626 but just check first.

MX6 is the same too.

[missfixit70]

Similar issues on these threads that may help you locate the problem

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =h270+rear

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... ng#p370132

[Northern Bongolow]

[quote="missfixit70")you can use a generic relay with some flying leads made up, or go have a look around the scrappy, previous poster may even be able to help out as he has a penchant for scrapyards [/quote]

think i may have the odd 31 relays lying around
pm if you need one to try.

[g8dhe]

There aren't many connectors in the circuit, so its rather likely to be the fuse or the stalk as previously suggested;

If it flickered before going out then its not likely to be the fuse either.

[Smidd]

Thanks guys, booked in with an electrician for tomorrow morning. I'll let you know the outcome. Incidentally I have also noticed that the front fog lights and the rear fog light also do not work. Does it still point to the stalk the relay?

My wife has a S reg 323, it looks very much like the same as the bongo stalk, I wonder if she will notice if the stalk disappears.

[francophile1947]

Saturday night driving down the A1, the intrument panel light flickered a couple of times then 5 minutes later went out completely. Stopped to check and found that I had also lost rear lights and front fog lights. Have checked fuse No 8 under bonnet and all the fuses under the dash, all seem fine. Any other suggestions please I feel a trip to an Auto electrican maybe required. Any suggestions, Worecester area.

Perhaps it didn't want you to get booked for breaking the law