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Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 12:35:21 -0000
From: "GG" <dt97gdnonopsamail.com>
Subject: Re: accessing relays behind fascia panel in late-1982 C900 - how?


Had exactly the same probs... fixed it using the instructions on the following link; http://www.andrewsofprinceton.com/service/tech_tips/nov.html good luck. Gwilym. "Craig Ian Dewick" <craignopsam.apana.org.au> wrote in message news:buiq5h$p43$1nopsam.apana.org.au... > > For the life of me I cannot figure out a way to remove the lower fascia > panel in my C900 (late 1982) without totally removing the intruments, etc. > > I'm loathe to do that at this stage, but after a few hours of frustration I > can't see any other way to do it. > > Reason I need to do this is the RHS rear combination light is giving wierd > behaviour. With the electricals engaged, if I select right indicator the > front indicator light flashes but the rear one does not. Instead, the > dual-filament brake light alternates power on it's filaments, and the middle > brake light flashes. > > If I press on the brake pedal, the flasher relay stops flashing and all > right-turn indication action stops until the brake pedal is released again. > > I need to access the relays behind the fascia panel to trace back the > indicator wiring and see if there is some sort of wierd short circuit or > wires joined up where they shouldn't be. > > The problem has only started to occur recently. Any things I can check out > without going to the trouble of gutting the insides of the car to access the > relays behind the lower fascia panel? > > I have also noticed that with the rear combination lights, the earth pins on > the multi-pin connectors tend to fail. My donor car has custom earth wires > bolted to the lamp holder while my running car doesn't. I have found a > scotch-lok connector that's very badly corroded (looks like it's slightly > burnt) that I need to replace, but that's not a recent thing. Probably > existed when I purchased the car. > > Regards, > > Craig. > -- > Craig Ian Dewick (craignopsam.apana.org.au). http://nospam/~craig > APANA Sydney Regional Co-ordinator. Operator of Jedi (an APANA Sydney POP). > Always striving for a secure long-term future in an insecure short-term world > Have you exported a crypto system today? Do your bit to undermine the NSA.

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