Electrics - problems with brake lights and reverse light

[Shaun_E]

Finally finished rebuilding my car today 😬 but the reversing light keeps blowing the fuse and the main beam doesn't work.

 

1. Brake lights work when the reversing light is disconnected from the connector at the rear of the car. If I connect the reversing light the fuse blows. My car has a live feed to the light and the switch makes the earth - it originally had the press stud connector/earth through body switch which I have now replaced with the current 2 pin switch (broke the last one ☹️) I have checked the bulb (and replaced it), checked the light unit itself to ensure no short circuits -it's fine.

 

2. Main beam not working - OK when using main beam flash but when using the dip/main switch, main beam does not come on (although dipped goes off). I have tried switching the relays around but makes no difference.

Looks like its the switch - swapped the outputs over and now have main beam but no dip!

Still can't resolve the reversing light problem though.

 

Shaun

 

Edited as I fixed some of the problems I was having and misdiagnosed some others 😳.

 

Yellow SL #32

 

Edited by - Shaun_E on 17 Apr 2005 11:04:23

 

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