Wiring Issue

[Bondi]

The reverse lights wern't working so me and a friend changed the bulbs, upon starting the engine the break light turned the dash light on and off but all the other lights worked bar the reverse.... We only changed a bulb...


What you think guys? :y:

[stevo67]

Have you got the right brake light bulb & is it connected correctly?because it sounds like you`ve got an earthing problem mate.

[Bondi]

Went to a local car shop, told him the model of my car and he looked in his trust parts book, light fitted fine... what's the best way of fixing it?

[Bondi]

I took both panels of from the headlight and the break thing doesn't happen but my dash lights wont come on... Any idea?

[Furio-Gaz-Saxo]

Dash lights are a little 5 amp fuse behind the fuse box on passenger side. Check feed to that with a probe


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[Bondi]

Dash lights are a little 5 amp fuse behind the fuse box on passenger side. Check feed to that with a probe

Don't have a probe pal, any other ways? It is weird why my brake was activating my dash lights though... I take the circuit panels of and its no problem just my dash wont come on..

[stevo67]

Went to a local car shop, told him the model of my car and he looked in his trust parts book, light fitted fine... what's the best way of fixing it?

Right 1st off has the base of the bulb got 2 filaments?
(thats the bulb you need)2nd check the bulb holder for corrosion clean if needed.:drink:Its deffo an earthing problem i`ve this happen on my saxo 2yrs ago mate.:drink:

This is what you need http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-Saxo-Stop-Tail-Light-Bulbs-1997-2003-P21-5W-12V-21-5W-380-CAR-/280747401918?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item415dd962be

[Bondi]

Right 1st off has the base of the bulb got 2 filaments?
(thats the bulb you need)2nd check the bulb holder for corrosion clean if needed.:drink:Its deffo an earthing problem i`ve this happen on my saxo 2yrs ago mate.:drink:

This is what you need http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-Saxo-Stop-Tail-Light-Bulbs-1997-2003-P21-5W-12V-21-5W-380-CAR-/280747401918?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item415dd962be

same bulb mate and no corrosion on the board, I took em out and now my dash wont light up ?

[Furio-Gaz-Saxo]

Do your side lights still work, because your side lights and ur dash light all run through the same fuse, check that first.


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[Bondi]

Do your side lights still work, because your side lights and ur dash light all run through the same fuse, check that first.


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Lights just after the front door? Never got them on tbh ? or the indicator? They are working fine mate...

[mlawlan69]

Lights just after the front door? Never got them on tbh ? or the indicator? They are working fine mate...

side lights, first twist of your lights stalk......:fcuk::wall::wall:

[Bondi]

I will have a play around with it tomorrow and give you abit more information :)

[chinkostu]

Bulbs in wrong way. Turn 180• on its tip, and reinsert. Did the same in mine once, left all brakelights on too, ouch!!

[geraintthomas]

And to fix your original problem of your reverse lights not working, there's a little plug that you can see in your engine bay that sits on top of your gear box. Push it back in - that's your reverse light switch. Mine did the same, just give it a nudge back in.

[Furio-Gaz-Saxo]

Yeah ya side lights the little stalk that ya twist.

Check that ya side works and that will point to the fault as said before.




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[Bondi]

Side lights work, took the bulb out and it doesn't happen, however the dash lights wont go on still?

Turns out the broken bulb had to parts in the bulb not one with the one I replaced it with, I think I changed the wrong bulb, any ideas?

[Bondi]

Bumpy bumpy :)