light problem please help

[nathaniel]

trying to get my toura back on the road and the fuse for rear sidelights /no.plate lights/ on the drivers side

anyone had this prob before

cheers guys

[Brianmoooore]

RH side fuse is also for the panel and instrument lights. A problem with the wiring for these is more likely. The wire is grey/red.

[Grrrmachine]

What exactly is wrong with your volkswagen fuses? Or do you mean tourING?

If they keep blowing, the answer's simple; you have a short somewhere. To confirm, pull one of the plugs off of the lamp check module in the LH boot compartment.
This will disconnect the number plate lights and the tail light, and will narrow things down a bit, depending on whether the fuse still blows or not.

[nathaniel]

ok cheers guys, basically everytime i put thew side light on it pops the fuses, i have removed the side light from the equation, is there a common place for it to go ?

[e30mtech]

confused much

[Brianmoooore]

Have you turned the RH sidelamp and tail lamp on by itself, without the number plate and instrument lights?
This is done using the parking light function on the indicator stalk.

[nathaniel]

it is fuse 23 that keeps popping, the left side works fine

its the rear right hand side that is failing

[Brianmoooore]

If you want help to solve this, will you please answer ALL the questions that we have asked, in a clear and concise manner.

its the rear right hand side that is failing

What does this mean? If the rear right fails, then so does the front right, the number plate lights, and the instrument lighting.

[nathaniel]

yea sorry that is all failing, i put a 30 amp fuse in and it doesnt pop,

so ther eis too much current going to it, has anyone had this prob at all ?

[Brianmoooore]

TAKE THE 30AMP FUSE OUT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and hope that you haven't written off the entire body loom.
Then go back through the thread and answer all of the questions asked.

[nathaniel]

i didnt keep the fuse in there, it was just a tester , im not stupid ffs

1. parking light doesnt work

2. the drivers side , side light, rear tail light, and both no. plate lights do not work, but the indicator does even with the blown7.5 fuse fitted

[Brianmoooore]

Replace the fuse (7.5A), and turn the RH parking lights (RH front side light and RH tail light only) on with the indicator stalk.
Does this blow the fuse?

[nathaniel]

Will try that when I get down the workshop next

[nathaniel]

no it dfoesnt blow the fuse, but they arent working .....