Burnt out rear indicator unit!

[beatmasterdave]

hi all, ok i think i know what happened here but here we go... :oops:

basicly, the rear passengers side indicator unit is burnt out and now all indicators and hazards dont work. the unit is melted and scorched. i think maybe the bulb must of been in contact with the plastic. grrrr is this a possibility?

whats the best way to fix this temperaly? isolate that corner and put a new fuse in? :?

[Range Rover Blues]

Yes, I'd have thought so.

[hobbit]

Are the other 3 indicators still working?

The fuse for that side controls both front and rear, another check may be the relays, they can only take so much if it shorts through

Its a case of trial and error, try a test bulb on the burnt out side on the wiring to see if its still getting live, worth checking the earth wire on that side, it may have well taken a heavy load on the short

[beatmasterdave]

ok, all the fuses are ok, and i taped off that rear passengers side. still nothing all round, no indicators of hazards :x  :x  :x  grrrrrrrrrrrrr
looking forward to waste most of tomorow trying to fix it :?  

[hobbit]

Relays may be worth a check, best with an analog meter, or test bulb on a couple of wires to test the connections and outputs

[Lyndsey731]

The flasher unit is worth looking at.

Gav

[beatmasterdave]

cheers guys, i think thats what it is.. well i hope thats what it is

looks like the bulb never was in contact with the plastic. its something even more obvious! :oops:  i lost the end pipe on the exhaust, so it just ends at the box. and the box looks like its facing up a bit more now. its been like that for months, no problem. and i got this new bulb socket the other day, so i thought it was that. but im prety sure it was the exhaust, gets prety warm there :lol:

[Bunnie]

i can vouch for the exausht melting the light housing... as rabbits is very nicely melted after looping nice section of the exaust off after it being squashed agaisnt the wheel.

[beatmasterdave]

ok well theres more to it :(  all the circuitry is  thare, but we think the alarm is doing something there. its not a factory alarm, so who knows. sent it in to get a look at. mot aswell. guna get pricey, i can feel it

[hobbit]

Sounds like you need an auto electrician to check the motor out