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Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 12:51:17 -0200
From: "Mike P in Brazil" <stickitnopsamranus.com>
Subject: Re: accessing relays behind fascia panel in late-1982 C900 - how?


"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. > This sounds like an earthing problem for the rear light units, rather than an electrical fault behind the dash. My C900, Shitroen ZX and Ford Orions have all had fairly random acting rear lights. Cleaning up all the connections, and in the case of the ZX making "custom" earth wires solved the problem. Mike

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