Towbar Wiring Fault - help needed by carlpenn



carlpenn
I am supposed to be collecting a 6ft by 4ft Trailer tomorrow, but I have a problem with my Light board.

My sidelights work

When I brake, The Sidelights go off.

When I indicate left I get nothing.

When I indicate Right, I get a wierd beeping sound from the rear of the car and the sidelights dim in time with the indicator


With Sidelights off, I get

no brake lights

no left indicator

Right indicator works but with the same beeping as before.

Any idea's welcome.
Upgrades:

Fitted Electric Memory Seat, Leather Cubby Lid, Wood Dash, Message Centre.

Posted 27 Apr 2012, 19:23 #1 

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takestock
It's an earth fault. either the earth is disconnected or wired incorrectly
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Dave....

Posted 27 Apr 2012, 20:07 #2 


carlpenn
takestock wrote:It's an earth fault. either the earth is disconnected or wired incorrectly



Cheers :)

I am going to take a shot in teh dark and say that it may have disconnected, previous owner used teh Towbar regular, he was honest enough to tell us this prior to buying (Rather than say "Well, I had it fitted but never used it" as some folk do)that he used the car as a workhorse with a trailer.
Upgrades:

Fitted Electric Memory Seat, Leather Cubby Lid, Wood Dash, Message Centre.

Posted 27 Apr 2012, 20:28 #3 

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takestock
the white wire is the earth on trailer wiring ;)
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Dave....

Posted 27 Apr 2012, 20:59 #4 

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Duncan
Beeping is probably the bypass relay confirming the indicators working.
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Posted 28 Apr 2012, 12:08 #5 


carlpenn
Cheers Duncan.

We didn't collect Trailer, mainly because after looking at it, 6ft by 4ft is actually bigger than I thought at first, way too big for what we require. Will look at the Trailer wiring later, but will need to sort it before July as will look at buying a small Trailer over the next few weeks. Failing that, it may end up being a Roof Box.
Upgrades:

Fitted Electric Memory Seat, Leather Cubby Lid, Wood Dash, Message Centre.

Posted 28 Apr 2012, 19:43 #6 

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takestock
Also worth trying another light board so you know which part the fault lies ;)
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Dave....

Posted 28 Apr 2012, 23:33 #7 

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Duncan
My guess is it's an earth fault on the left hand lamp on the trailer board.

Bring it to the Nano if you like and we'll have a butchers. I have a car with working electrics. Is it 7 pin? If so I'll bring an adaptor.
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Posted 29 Apr 2012, 11:35 #8 


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