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Lights failure, Instrument panel and rear lights
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:55 pm
by 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.
Re: Lights failure, Instrument panel and rear lights
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:59 pm
by 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.
Re: Lights failure, Instrument panel and rear lights
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:01 am
by 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
Re: Lights failure, Instrument panel and rear lights
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:03 am
by mister munkey
Northern Bongolow wrote: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.
Re: Lights failure, Instrument panel and rear lights
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:06 am
by missfixit70
Re: Lights failure, Instrument panel and rear lights
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:18 am
by 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
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think i may have the odd 31 relays lying around
pm if you need one to try.
Re: Lights failure, Instrument panel and rear lights
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:47 am
by 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.
Re: Lights failure, Instrument panel and rear lights
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:06 pm
by 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.
Re: Lights failure, Instrument panel and rear lights
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:12 pm
by francophile1947
Smidd wrote: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