Quick electrical question

[Bananaman]

Morning all,

The lights on my daily have just started playing up. When i indicate left with the lights off, my parkers flash as well, and when i have the lights on my left indicator is on solid.

I'm assuming that what i'm looking for here is a short, but i just wanted to check this isn't a symptom of something else, like a bad earth. Car is a VG commodore ute, if by some chance anyone has specific experience with this...

Thanks
Bardin

[Cuzzo]

Check your globes all round first.

If you want a hand diagnosing i can bring the trust multimeter round.

[Bananaman]

Check your globes all round first.

If you want a hand diagnosing i can bring the trust multimeter round.

Only had a very quick look at parkers and indicators and they seemed fine.. But i'll pull out the tail lights and have a proper look later. Wouldn't a bung globe cause problems with tail / brake lights rather than my indicators though, they should be separate circuits?

I might grab that seat off u soon too.. maybe fit it (or try to) before buying a passenger seat in case its too wide or something

[WHITCHY]

Hey dude, did you drive past me on the old pac near hornsby yesterday arvo? Cause I had a VG ute driving beside me with the left blinker stuck on!

[Bananaman]

Hey dude, did you drive past me on the old pac near hornsby yesterday arvo? Cause I had a VG ute driving beside me with the left blinker stuck on!

haha yes, i was going to ask you on msn if that was you, i figured that you'd remember me and my stuck on indicator

Couldn't remember your plates.. spotted you from a mile off but couldn't remember.. car looks good btw

[Cuzzo]

HAHA random spotting.

Yeah that is true it shouldnt be doing that across circuits.

Have you washed it lately?

[Bananaman]

HAHA random spotting.

Yeah that is true it shouldnt be doing that across circuits.

Have you washed it lately?

Nope. needs a wash in fact

[BradW]

Does it have a trailer plug? If so check the plug and wiring. More than likely melted on the exhaust pipe and shorted the 2 circuits together. If not, then check the earth for the left hand tail light.

[Bananaman]

Yeah it does have a trailer plug, and at times it has fallen off and dragged on the ground... didn't even think of that, its got to be the most obvious culprit, thanks

[Bananaman]

HAHA.

Ok, that was obvious. Either some stooge has stolen my trailer plug, or it fell off. The bare wires were just chilling touching each other.

Electrical tape FTW

[Bananaman]

i literally tripped over the old plug when walking out to put the new plug on, so i guess that solves that mystery

why it decided to randomly fall off on the driveway though, remains a mystery

[BradW]

HAHA, nice one. Glad you got it sorted .