Sidelights and Rear d/s side light not working

1. linksmiter L-plater Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 35

   #1 23rd April 2011, 21:29

   Evening all, After 2-3 hours of looking round my car i had to ask for some help from the great saxperiance members. Yesterday stupidly playing around with lights my "mate" decided to put some LED lights on my car and thought it would be a good idea to plug them into my sidelights... At first the lights were working and i was pretty convinced he did a good job... Well as it seems its gone a bit pair shaped, He plugged the LED wires positive & negative wires into the plug end of the d/s sidelight and now neither the sidelights work , the back d/s fog light the speedo illuminators , stereo light and light warning buzzer... If anyone has any useful information it would be much appreciated !
   
   Checked fuses - none blown
   
   Checked bulbs - none blown
   
   A friend told me it could be a melted wire 0_o , if so is this a big and exspensive job ?
   
   Thanks D.Manners
2. tingaling Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 derby Posts: 992 Gold mk2 vtr

   #2 23rd April 2011, 21:32

   Have you checked fuses in both fuse boxes?
3. linksmiter L-plater Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 35

   #3 23rd April 2011, 21:37

   Yea checked fuses in the interior and the relay box =( , im gunna give them a recheck tommorow shwammmm =/.
4. tingaling Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 derby Posts: 992 Gold mk2 vtr

   #4 23rd April 2011, 21:41

   I would have thought it more likely to be a fuse than a melted wire its probably worth checking them if they are ok you could do with a multi-meter and do a continuity on the sidelight wires
5. tingaling Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 derby Posts: 992 Gold mk2 vtr

   #5 23rd April 2011, 21:42

   *continuity check* sorry
6. linksmiter L-plater Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 35

   #6 23rd April 2011, 21:43

   Thanks mate , will give it a good gander tommorow trying to sell it too so its a bastard having to splash more cash when i just want it gone.
7. seddon89 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 gateshead Posts: 807 vw golf GTI citroen saxo forte 02 plate vw polo

   #7 23rd April 2011, 21:43

   check the fuses, i think the n/s sidelight and tail light are on the same fuse
8. linksmiter L-plater Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 35

   #8 23rd April 2011, 21:46

   Aye , i heard they are on a fairly big cluster Rear d/s front 2 sidelights etc... Been through the fuses once so if its not that ? It might have to be a autoelec job which i want as a last resort ^_^.
9. tingaling Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 derby Posts: 992 Gold mk2 vtr

   #9 23rd April 2011, 21:47

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by linksmiter Thanks mate , will give it a good gander tommorow trying to sell it too so its a bastard having to splash more cash when i just want it gone.

   no worries mate hope it goes well anyway, and doesn't cost too much
10. seddon89 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 gateshead Posts: 807 vw golf GTI citroen saxo forte 02 plate vw polo

    #10 23rd April 2011, 21:48

    how are ya checking the fuses?
11. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

    #11 24th April 2011, 00:16

    i had same problem few weeks ago with no lights, warning buzzer, illumination etc etc. was a dodgy earth, which 1 i dont know, i messed with the earths on back lights, and checked all connections behind the rear quarter panels and pulled every single fuse from under the dash out 1 by 1 and checked them, all was fine. then started car up and everything worked.