herby0001
08-01-2007, 03:43 PM
Hi folks,
VW Golk 1.6CL, 1993 L-reg, engine code ABU.
Got a niggle, well, perhaps a warning of worse to come. When the lights are switched on (be it side or main lights) and the indicators are used, the red tail lights pulse - ie. when the indicator bulb is lit, the tail lights on both sides dim - when it goes out, normal brightness is restored. And so it goes on, pulsing. Inside the car, whilst indicating, braking or reversing, the indicator lamp for the rear foglight (by the headlight switch) goes on and off. This occurs when the engine is idling and reving.
I thought it's an earthing problem and have located the earth point near the NSR cluster, but that is sound. Is there anything obvious I am missing? Any known issues? I wouldn't want it to degenerate into a Ford Escort Mk3 with dodgy electrics that flashes away like a christmas tree! :D
Any thoughts on this appreciated!
Thanks,
Herby.
VW Golk 1.6CL, 1993 L-reg, engine code ABU.
Got a niggle, well, perhaps a warning of worse to come. When the lights are switched on (be it side or main lights) and the indicators are used, the red tail lights pulse - ie. when the indicator bulb is lit, the tail lights on both sides dim - when it goes out, normal brightness is restored. And so it goes on, pulsing. Inside the car, whilst indicating, braking or reversing, the indicator lamp for the rear foglight (by the headlight switch) goes on and off. This occurs when the engine is idling and reving.
I thought it's an earthing problem and have located the earth point near the NSR cluster, but that is sound. Is there anything obvious I am missing? Any known issues? I wouldn't want it to degenerate into a Ford Escort Mk3 with dodgy electrics that flashes away like a christmas tree! :D
Any thoughts on this appreciated!
Thanks,
Herby.