numberplate lights not working
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numberplate lights not working
hi just aquired c5 2.0d vtr 04 plate noticed number plate lights didnt work put a tester on them and there is no live feed checked fuses put new bulbs in still nothing i know theese c5s have their gremlins but was just wondering if anyone out there has had the same problem or could sugest a cure cheerssssssssssssssssss
Re: numberplate lights not working
Hi, and welcome to the Forum.
Many of us are Xantia owners, which may explain the lack of replies, though it does seem to me that over the last year or so, there have been a lot more C5 related questions. Maybe us Xantia owners becoming the minority?
I don't recall any previous posting regarding C5 number plate lights, so I guess not a common problem. Unrelated, but on Xantia estates, the wiring loom passes into the tailgate though a convoluted rubber "tube", and the constant flexing when using the tailgate, plus Citroen being a bit meagre with the length of the loom, results in the wires breaking close to where they lead into the tailgate. Any possibility this is your problem? Otherwise, hang on for other ideas!
Good luck - Martin
Many of us are Xantia owners, which may explain the lack of replies, though it does seem to me that over the last year or so, there have been a lot more C5 related questions. Maybe us Xantia owners becoming the minority?
I don't recall any previous posting regarding C5 number plate lights, so I guess not a common problem. Unrelated, but on Xantia estates, the wiring loom passes into the tailgate though a convoluted rubber "tube", and the constant flexing when using the tailgate, plus Citroen being a bit meagre with the length of the loom, results in the wires breaking close to where they lead into the tailgate. Any possibility this is your problem? Otherwise, hang on for other ideas!
Good luck - Martin
Martin
1995 Xantia TDLX (deceased )
1995 Xantia TDLX (deceased )
Re: numberplate lights not working
Hi
Horror story I know but I've heard of this being the body control computer going belly up - no other symptoms and no way out of it for the MOT bar a £450 bill - Citroen trebles all round!
Xing fingers its more fiscally sympathetic
Guy S
Horror story I know but I've heard of this being the body control computer going belly up - no other symptoms and no way out of it for the MOT bar a £450 bill - Citroen trebles all round!
Xing fingers its more fiscally sympathetic
Guy S
Re: numberplate lights not working
Wellie,
Hope you've sorted the problem. Let us know as/when/how you've sorted it. As Guy says, hope it's not the body computer (or any other).
Martin
Hope you've sorted the problem. Let us know as/when/how you've sorted it. As Guy says, hope it's not the body computer (or any other).
Martin
Martin
1995 Xantia TDLX (deceased )
1995 Xantia TDLX (deceased )
Re: numberplate lights not working
well thanks everyone for your input i dont know what or where on the car a body computer is so i fed a wire from the side light to the numberplate light. BINGO