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Electrical problem on a VL

Started by dima · 7 May 2003 · 7 replies

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dimaArchived member
after i installed a new interior on my car, i must have destroyed a wire or 2 somewhere. here is the problem my courtsy light does not work, neiter does the boot light or the glove light, the centre console lights dont work, the clock only works when the healights are on, and the hazard lights dont work either, but all this stuff worked before, when i had the old interior so the question is are all those connected to the same point somewhere, and if so where your help would be very apreciated, as every time i am on the road i am risking a canary for the dead hazard lights thanks!
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tweakArchived member
try a fuse.
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DarynArchived member
i had the same problem when I bought my car. Boot release never worked, boot light didn't work, clock would only work when the headlights were on and it would only start from 1.00, instead of keeping the time, interior light wasn't working. The boot release and boot light worked as soon as I put a fuse in, for some reason there was no fuse in it, #17 I think and the fuse diagram didn't say that that fuse was for the boot. The courtesy light kept blowing the fuse as well but when I turned the bulb around it worked fine.........dunno why though, now all the lights work and clock keeps the time
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2ltrturbovlArchived member
The fuse your looking for is the one on the side of other fuses, it fits longways on the side
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REDVLTArchived member
I had the same problem and eventually found that the glove box light was shorting out and kept blowing the fuse so maybe check glovebox light etc
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REDVLTArchived member
yes they are all connected i had the same problem and found a blown fuse replaced the fuse and it kept blowing eventually found the glovebox light shorting out
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GerbsArchived member
I had the same problem - was my broken rear courtesy lights shorting out and popping the fuse... screwed up my clock unless the lights were on!
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dimaArchived member
cool thanks guys it was a broken fuse, all is good now Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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