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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: yer auld aunt nelly on November 16, 2005, 12:06:53

Title: heres an odd one
Post by: yer auld aunt nelly on November 16, 2005, 12:06:53

sorted my indicater fault but have gained a even wierder issue at the end of it :roll: For some reason whenever i start braking.........wait for it.........    my head lights come on!!!!what the hell.Has any one had this before. For a while i lost my dash lights.then thay came on with the brakes,then they just came back on.Every thing is ok otherwise,now just the headlight problem! :roll:

Title: heres an odd one
Post by: beast5680 on November 16, 2005, 12:10:23

i would think somwhere there was either a short in the loom or some wires have melted together somewhere so when braking the power is shorted to the headlights?

Title: heres an odd one
Post by: ChrisW on November 16, 2005, 12:59:51

Earthing  :evil:

Had an issue with flashing headlights on full beam - everytime I did the ABS warning light would come on (and there was me thinking a wheel bearing was on the way out!)
For the time being I've run supplementary earths off the headlights but given some time (and finding my rave cd) I'll investigate further and remedy.

Title: heres an odd one
Post by: yer auld aunt nelly on November 16, 2005, 13:47:28

like i said bud when there on everythings o.k. but driving with lights off as soon as i hit the brake headlamps come on

Title: heres an odd one
Post by: thermidorthelobster on November 16, 2005, 16:33:14

Yeah, sounds like earthing - the brake lights are earthing through the headlight system, for example.

Easiest solution is just to leave the lights turned on  :lol:

Title: heres an odd one
Post by: yer auld aunt nelly on November 16, 2005, 16:55:09

:(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh): I DO :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):

Title: heres an odd one
Post by: DISCO-CHRIS on November 16, 2005, 18:16:48

don,t know if this applies but on some cars when you fit a rear brake light bulb incorrectly you get the same symptoms. :roll:

Title: heres an odd one
Post by: j99mud on November 16, 2005, 22:11:50

hi i had exactly the same problem on my defender and searched everything i could think of, it turned out a bulb had blown cant remember which, and the fillament had caused a short, changed the bulb and it was fine. Hope that helps