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Indicators have stoped working PLEASE HELP AS MOT TOMMOROW

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:41 pm
by ronseal123
Hi, anyone have any idea why the indicators would suddenly stop working on my 325 auto cab, was driving it this morning and all was fine. parked it up at the shops for 5 mins and now they dont work at all :cry: , not a fuse as i have checked them....im starting to panic as i have the MOT booked for 12:00 tommorow

Re: Indicators have stoped working PLEASE HELP AS MOT TOMMOR

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:54 pm
by Sanchez
There is a rely under the plastic that surrounds the steering wheel.

Can you here it clicking when indicators on?

Re: Indicators have stoped working PLEASE HELP AS MOT TOMMOR

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:06 pm
by ronseal123
no clicking at all, are they the same on all E30's as i have two others i could borrow the parts from

Re: Indicators have stoped working PLEASE HELP AS MOT TOMMOR

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:07 pm
by Sanchez
Yep swap one over. Its a small black box.

Re: Indicators have stoped working PLEASE HELP AS MOT TOMMOR

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:08 pm
by ronseal123
cheers mate, ill give it a go....

Re: Indicators have stoped working PLEASE HELP AS MOT TOMMOR

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:23 pm
by Grrrmachine
Indicators go through the hazard switch - if that's been knocked, or you've fiddled around with stereo wiring, you could have disconnected somethere there too. Do your hazards work?

Re: Indicators have stoped working PLEASE HELP AS MOT TOMMOR

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:06 pm
by ronseal123
Cheers Grrrmachine, your a ledgend, turns out whoever fitted the stereo managed to slightly cut throungh one of the wires on the hazard switch, rewired it and all is now working again..cheers buddy

Re: Indicators have stoped working PLEASE HELP AS MOT TOMMOR

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:55 pm
by oomz1975
Grrrmachine wrote:Indicators go through the hazard switch - if that's been knocked, or you've fiddled around with stereo wiring, you could have disconnected somethere there too. Do your hazards work?
This happened to me at the weekend when fitting a new cage for the stereo.

Re: Indicators have stoped working PLEASE HELP AS MOT TOMMOR

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:11 pm
by ronseal123
this was a nightmare, after taking the stereo out i found a tun of cables behind there that the previous owner just shuved out of the way or cut which damaged a few of them.....on the positive side my OBC now works as the cable for that was also cut....(i was told the bulbs had gone so was going to replace them) just goes to show what a bit of rummaging can do....

enjoy the touring mate, just bought a 318 which i was going to sell but have decided to keep it as a run around whilst i sort the cab out....