Relay

19th May 2012, 19:30

Hi , just curios to no what does the relays do ? would they effect my lights if one had blown ?

19th May 2012, 19:32

Yes it would.

19th May 2012, 19:33

well the problem i have is when i brake my sidelights?dash light comes on , could this be the problem ?

19th May 2012, 20:17

No. That will most likely be an earth problem, or other wiring.

Think of a relay like a light switch, except its turned on and off by electric, not your hand

19th May 2012, 20:21

totally lost with this now , i have checked my earth and it seems to be fine . Does any one have any suggestions ?

19th May 2012, 20:25

What comes on when you brake? The sidelights, sidelight warning light on the dash and the brake lights?

19th May 2012, 20:36

no when i brake my sidelights and my dashlights come on , and if i have my sidelights on and i pull up on the road and keep my cluch and brake down , i can take my key out of the ignition and my engine will still run and then when i knock my lights off it will cut my engine out .

19th May 2012, 20:50

Sounds like there is something going on with the ignition switch / indicator stalk. All behind the steering wheel so you need to have a good look at all that.

Did this just start or has someone tried to hotwire it or something?

Youve not been using high amp fuses in place of smaller ones have you? Melted wires can cause all sorts of problems

19th May 2012, 20:55

no i haven't done a thing , i noticed the other morning when i was driving to work that when i braked my dash lights come on , then yesterday i notied that my sidelights also come on . so is that the only thing it could be ?

19th May 2012, 21:04

Well im suggesting ignition barrel (switch) cos;

a) the engine definitely should turn off when you take the key out
b) there is a permanent live to the ignition switch - which is the only explanation to keep it running

Does it work normally if the lights are turned on?

Youd need to have a look whats what with something like this really

19th May 2012, 21:21

no if i pull up and keep the cluch and brake down and the lights are swiched off and i turn the key off it work's propply and cuts the engine out as normal but has soon has i knock my lights on and pull up keeping the cluch and brake down and then turn the key off my engine stil stays on untill i knock my sidelights off ?? confused.com

19th May 2012, 21:57

Your live wire for the sidelights will be shorting onto the ignition live somehow..

Unplug the connectors from your indicator stalk, try it then..

If its still dodgy, check wire VV03 (Beige).

Somehow its got a connection with AA01 (White). Or your ignition switch is knackered.

19th May 2012, 22:03

please could u tell me how to do this ? ino a little about mechanic's but if i sort this problem my self it would save me ££ and would also be very much appreciated :-)

19th May 2012, 22:09

When I had this exact same problem it turned out to be the bulb holder for the high level rear brake light.There was a crack in the circuit board,as soon as I replaced it the problem stopped.

19th May 2012, 22:17

yes i had a brake light blow the other day , when i removed the light there were alot of water leaked in and i thort this could of been the route of the problem, but i completely disconnected my brake light i still had the same problem .