nsf sidelight not working

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Messenjah
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Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:40 am

hi guys my nsf sidelight isnt working ...

ive checked the fuse ive tried a known good bulb carrier - white connector link tried various bulbs .... i cant get it to work

what else can i try ?

jus tto add it was working last week and i know that for a fact because i changed the bulb.
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Brianmoooore
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Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:29 am

Check the wires on the capless bulb are lying where they should.
Wires are known to break on the car loom right where they enter the plug.
Swap the bulb carrier complete with the other side.
(Make sure you don't lose the rubber O ring seals.)
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Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:39 am

ive tried swapping the bulb carrier over form the other side and no dice so you think the wire is probably broken where it enters the plug ?



any way to test this theory before i start cutting wires ? i dont have a multimeter
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Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:50 am

when i take the fuse in an out i can see a small spark in the fusebox so i guess it mustbe a broken wire between there and the sidelight ?
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Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:54 am

Same fuse does the front and rear lights on the same side, so if the rear light works on that side the fuse is OK.
Pull the wires on the car loom where they enter the plug. If they stretch, the wire is broken internally.
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Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:00 am

so just cut them off and cut a plug of another car join them up and roberts your fathers brother cheers brian
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