Indicators and side lights help!!!

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Post Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:54 pm

I've just bought a 1991 325i convertible the indicators were fine on the way back the. The next day they decided not to work.
I have a Clifford alarm and when locking and un locking the car the indicators work so I thought the alarm was hard wired and it would be a fuse so I checked all the fuses there fine.(also hazard switch does not work). Then I thought it was the relay gone so I continued to do other things and put new side lights on the car and tested them and all the indicators came on permenantly then after a few seconds they started flashing and I could hear what seems to be the relay clicking when they flash I have no clue what this could be if anyone could help me because I'm baffled!!!!

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Post Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:09 pm

Just had a dig and pulled the hazard switch out and there's not wires going to it and cannot find any wires :s
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Post Fri Nov 02, 2012 3:51 pm

I am having a problem with my rear left indicator not working.

The recent advice I was given in checking things is;

1. Fuse 4
2. Glove box light shorting
3. Alarm wired to an earth on the hazard switch

Hope that helps a little?
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Post Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:18 pm

i changed fuse 4 a few times now i dont think its that. i dont have a glove box light :s i will have a look see if there is wires dangling and ill trace the wires on the alarm see what i come up with i cant find for the life of me where the hazard wires are :@ tryed it earlier and turned on the lights fully and the right side indicators come on constantly so to drive it home i took a fuse out so they went off but now i have no dash lights :( :( bit anouying im gunn ahve to try and rip the whole dash apart try and find the cause :(
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Post Fri Nov 02, 2012 10:31 pm

The normal indicator switch power feed passes through the hazard switch, so the indicators won't work without a working hazard switch fitted. If they do, then there's been some bodging going on.
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Post Sat Nov 03, 2012 5:16 am

there must be i recon its the alarm mucking it up ill have another go sunday see what i come up with!!!!