warning lights above rear view mirror coming on

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kris66
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Post Sun May 21, 2006 8:02 pm

hi i im getting 3 warning lights coming on ,it was ok untill i got it bk from the garage after getting it lowered,they dont come on straight away its about 5mins after drivin,the ones that r on r the brake light whitch is normal,it gose of when u use the brakes,the other 2 r the number plate light warning and the one below that one,i have checked the bulbs and they r all workin fine,has any one else had this prob,how was it resolved...........

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Post Sun May 21, 2006 9:05 pm

kris66 wrote:,the other 2 r the number plate light warning and the one below that one,i
?? Number plate warning LED IS on the bottom row!
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Post Mon May 22, 2006 4:01 pm

i am reading frm top to bottem on the left hand side,sorry for getting the order wrong!!!
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Post Mon May 22, 2006 7:10 pm

You've lost me! They're all labeled. Which ones are coming on?
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Post Thu May 25, 2006 10:36 am

the one`s that r coming or r.... number plate ,brake light ,and the other brake light one,they all run in a row frm top to bottem on the left as u look up at it,as i have said i have checked all the bulbs and they r fine...

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Post Thu May 25, 2006 8:17 pm

The three LEDs down the left side are brake lights, number plate lights and tail lights. All three of these are triggered by the bulb failure module on the left side of the boot.
Other thing that is common between them is that they all use the same earthing point which should be somewhere around the left rear of the rear seat base. Check the ciondition of this connection.
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Post Sat May 27, 2006 12:29 pm

thanks for that,i will give that a go..

chris