kenny. Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Lads, I've just removed/chopped the spare wheel carrier from car and refitted everything (looks miles better by the way), thought I'd try the plate light and it doesn't work! (don't know whether it did before to be honest) Whipped working bulbs out of other 7 and nothing ☹️ Puts meter on connections and it shows 8 volts............could this be an earth fault? Where is the Earth for it........is it on the clump of earths bolted via a rear wing bolt each side of car? All other lights are bright and perfect..is it worth removing these earths when everything else works?, am I looking in the right place? Thanks for any tips, Cheers. Kenny HPC 218 Evo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonboylaw Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Was it working before you chopped the spare wheel rack off? It might be oxidized connection inside the lamp. You could try making a new earth on the chassis to test it. Or use your meter probes from the +ve supply to a different earth point. If all this fails then maybe the wire is badly corroded and needs cutting out and replacing. Did you measure the voltage at the rear lights etc? Jon ----------------------------------- She is back in my garage, ready for a re-build. 1992 LA, Xflow, Ford axle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny. Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 Cheers Jon, I was stupid and never checked if it worked beforehand ☹️ The inside of light is squeaky clean though with no signs of corrosion, car was always garaged. The wire is in fine fettle too. The earths bolted to wings look grubby but everything else is working on full voltage so I'm not sure removing them would help Many thanks Kenny HPC 218 Evo Edited by - kenny. on 26 Aug 2009 18:06:11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny. Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 Sorry guys I'm acting like a prat ........no light because numpty here has attatched lamp with rubberised two way tape.........one self tapper and jobs a good'un. Won't lock the thread just in case anyone wants to take the p1ss Thanks. Kenny HPC 218 Evo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Day Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 “Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you someone who has never achieved much” Attributed to Joan Collins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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