Broken Bulb light but no broken bulbs - Page 3

Frogmella · 22nd December 2020, 09:31

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Originally Posted by COLVERT

Did you think to put contact cleaner or WD 40 on all the contacts ??---You need something to stop damp from starting up the corrosion again.

I used emery board followed by contact cleaner.

Frogmella · 27th April 2021, 08:19

Just an add-on to this old thread.

The car is hardly being driven lately.

Once again, I got a bulb-out dash warning and the nearside front indicator wasn't lighting up. All other electrics were working and the car started first time without complaint.

Following my previous experience with this, all I did was to charge the battery. The indicator is working again now.

I'm no electrician but this doesn't seem logical to me. But I cannot deny that charging the battery has cured the same problem twice now and this second time I did nothing else.

At least it seems to be a good early indication of battery condition even if it does seem to defy logic.

xsport · 27th April 2021, 21:41

dont forget to check connections at side repeater light.take out bulb and inspect/change clean contacts. worth a look.

27th April 2021, 08:19	#22
Frogmella Loves to post 2003 (03) Pre-Facelift 1.8 Club SE Auto Petrol Non Turbo Saloon Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Towcester, Northants Posts: 270 Thanks: 30 Thanked 31 Times in 26 Posts	Just an add-on to this old thread. The car is hardly being driven lately. Once again, I got a bulb-out dash warning and the nearside front indicator wasn't lighting up. All other electrics were working and the car started first time without complaint. Following my previous experience with this, all I did was to charge the battery. The indicator is working again now. I'm no electrician but this doesn't seem logical to me. But I cannot deny that charging the battery has cured the same problem twice now and this second time I did nothing else. At least it seems to be a good early indication of battery condition even if it does seem to defy logic.

27th April 2021, 21:41	#23
xsport Posted a thing or two rover 75 club se Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,662 Thanks: 358 Thanked 419 Times in 310 Posts	dont forget to check connections at side repeater light.take out bulb and inspect/change clean contacts. worth a look.