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deane30
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Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:50 am

Hi guys,

My indicators have just started flashing rapidly so I checked and the two front indicators are not working. The rear and side indicators still work.

They also do not work when I press the hazard light switch. All the others work and flash at the normal interval.

I wouldn't have thought it would be bulbs as they have both stopped? Any ideas for me to check in the morning?

Dean
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Sat Apr 10, 2010 5:17 am

Changed the bulbs today and that didn't help. Will check the wires next
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Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:44 am

The only plugs and sockets in the circuit are on the back of the indicator assemblies, inside the bumper.
They are often not pushed together properly by someone attempting to refit a front bumper single handedly, or the wires are sometimes damaged by someone removing a bumper carelessly.
The wires are also vulnerable to damage in front end colissions, where they get trapped between the front panel and the front of the chassis rail area.
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Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:59 pm

Thanks Brian. Do you have to remove the bumper to check them?
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Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:11 pm

Yes.
Strange thing about this is why both front indicators stopped working at the same time?
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