Hi all,
The rear lights on my 306TD are currently giving me a bit of grief. If the indicators are used when the lights are on, the lights go dim. I understand this is caused by a bad earth - can anyone advise how to sort?
Thanks in advance.
306 Rear Lights
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Hi
Look at the connector plugs for both rear lights.
Find the yellow & green earth cable in the plugs.
You will find the terminal this cable is connected to is dirty or has a poor connection, Clean them up & make sure they are a tight fit on the pins on the bulb holder.
For a more long term fix you can solder a new earth wire onto the main metal earth part of the lamp holder & then attach the other end to the earth wire on the wiring loom.
You need a good high powered soldering iron to do this, 100 watts would be fine, If you dont own one yourself you could always borrow a friends iron.
You need to do this fix to both rear lights
Look at the connector plugs for both rear lights.
Find the yellow & green earth cable in the plugs.
You will find the terminal this cable is connected to is dirty or has a poor connection, Clean them up & make sure they are a tight fit on the pins on the bulb holder.
For a more long term fix you can solder a new earth wire onto the main metal earth part of the lamp holder & then attach the other end to the earth wire on the wiring loom.
You need a good high powered soldering iron to do this, 100 watts would be fine, If you dont own one yourself you could always borrow a friends iron.
You need to do this fix to both rear lights