Indicators not working :( ...

[Admiral coFF33]

Hey all , on my Z20 , i have side indicators on the front bar, not the main ones in front but the side ones , A70's have them aswell

all my indicators front and rear work , but these side ones on the front bar do not ...

would it be safe to assume that they are on the same wiring as the fronts / rears ??

Also another odd thing, is that normally when u have an indicator out the remaining ones flash faster ... this is not happening on my z20 ...

Any ideas would be great !!

cheers...

[Javal]

Have you topped up your indicator fluid recently?

Sorry, i had to.

Seriously though, make sure all the wiring is hooked up and start checking fuses.

[chaRwie]

Some indicators use the body as a -negative power source

maybe ur vinyl has made it lose contact? lol

[ONETEN]

yeah the remaining ones flash faster when a bulb in the circuit is out, this is due to the reduction in resistance across the indicatos circuit as one bulb in no longer operating.

This would definatly point to the bar indicators not being wired in at all. Piggy back them off the nearest indicators, the extra load on the circuit should be fine

[Mos]

yeah the remaining ones flash faster when a bulb in the circuit is out

Yes.

this is due to the reduction in resistance across the indicatos circuit as one bulb in no longer operating.

No.
The resistance increases, and the current drops.
From http://www.toymods.net/forums/showth...176#post763176

The flasher is designed to flash fast if it determines that a bulb is blown. The way it determines this is through the current that the bulbs draw. If a bulb blows, the current drawn is lower and the flasher senses this lower current. This is why adding extra indicator lights (such as a trailer) or using the flasher in the hazard mode - where it supplies 6 bulbs instead of 3 - does not result in a different flash rate.
The most common cause of a lower current draw while still lighting up properly is... LED indicators... Otherwise you need to check that all your bulbs are their correct rating.

This would definatly point to the bar indicators not being wired in at all.

Huh?? Which "This" ?

all my indicators front and rear work , but these side ones on the front bar do not ...

Did you check if they are hooked up?

would it be safe to assume that they are on the same wiring as the fronts / rears ??

They should be hooked up to the same circuits, yes.
Have a look at the thread I linked for a typical diagram of the indicator circuits.

Also another odd thing, is that normally when u have an indicator out the remaining ones flash faster ... this is not happening on my z20 ...

Chances are you have too many bulbs hooked up. From memory it should be something like 2 x 21W and 1 x 5W - if there's more total wattage than that, even with a bulb out, it won't flash faster.
Check for everything that's hooked up, checking the wattage of all the bulbs that are flashing. Or keep removing bulbs until it starts flashing faster, though to be honest it's not really a problem that anyone would look for.

Mos.

[Admiral coFF33]

thanks for the help guys,

i think im just going to cut the wires to the side plugs (which holds the globes) and test with a multimeter if there is even any voltage going down the wires ...

Ill trace it back to where i can find voltage and maybe splice them into there ...

Some of you above (excluding mos) musn't have read that the indicators are still flashing at a standard speed, not a faster speed like when you have a globe out ...

also its not fuses or none of the indicators would be working and/or id have other electrical components not working too

Cheers all , updates soon ,