wolfie308
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After a spirited drive on Sunday, got home and happened to notice my front left hand fog/main lamp had taken a hit[
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Thought I was going to have to stump up £200+ for a new unit....groan, then remembered I had one squirrelled away, but couldn't recall whether it was a right or left. To my huge relief, it was a left hand which cleaned up quite nicely.
Feeling quite chuffed, I set about removing the lamp....always a bit of an unknown when doing it for the first time. Was reasonably lucky...2 screws came out clean, one was missing and the last, I managed to shear off rather than round the head, which is about as good as gets. Swapped out the units and refitted and test lights. Side light not working, so I changed the bulb but no change. Decide to check all lamps and find I have...
1) Non working front n/s sidelight and rear n/s tail light
2) Non working front and rear fog lights(no lights in switches either)
3) No rear number plate lights
Headlights, main beam and all indicators work as they should as does under bonnet light. I think it's just coincidence that I happened to notice the problem after changing the lamp. I've checked and tested all the relevant fuses, all good.
Any suggestions welcome, but I suspect I'll have to leave it until the car goes in to Promax for service and MOT next week(and not drive it at night!)
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Thought I was going to have to stump up £200+ for a new unit....groan, then remembered I had one squirrelled away, but couldn't recall whether it was a right or left. To my huge relief, it was a left hand which cleaned up quite nicely.
Feeling quite chuffed, I set about removing the lamp....always a bit of an unknown when doing it for the first time. Was reasonably lucky...2 screws came out clean, one was missing and the last, I managed to shear off rather than round the head, which is about as good as gets. Swapped out the units and refitted and test lights. Side light not working, so I changed the bulb but no change. Decide to check all lamps and find I have...
1) Non working front n/s sidelight and rear n/s tail light
2) Non working front and rear fog lights(no lights in switches either)
3) No rear number plate lights
Headlights, main beam and all indicators work as they should as does under bonnet light. I think it's just coincidence that I happened to notice the problem after changing the lamp. I've checked and tested all the relevant fuses, all good.
Any suggestions welcome, but I suspect I'll have to leave it until the car goes in to Promax for service and MOT next week(and not drive it at night!)
