Bennys_Si Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 hiya guys, well i got round to looking at the problems i have with the electrics in the boot, such as fog light not working, rear wiper, and remote boot release. well its a strange one cos if i have the fog light swith on then the boot release works. and if it is off then when you press the boot release the light for the rear fogs come on the switch. very similiar thing with the rear wiper and the rear heater switch. so now it leads me to beleive its the relay? is it one relay for all three switches?? if so where is it? or if you have another idea i would be very grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennys_Si Posted August 28, 2005 Author Share Posted August 28, 2005 does no one know??? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambo Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Not sure if its a relay thing mate, but there is a good chance its to do with damaged cables, i.e. fraid or worn and making contact etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennys_Si Posted August 29, 2005 Author Share Posted August 29, 2005 see now that was my original thought, but to be affecting all four things at the same time, just seems abit much.. and to have one switched on so the other works???? it make no sense.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devboy Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 its not the connector between the boot and sheel is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluescortcossie Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 has it always been like this since you had the car or just started doing it out of the blue ? it sounds like someone has been messing around with the wires to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinderg Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 It's caused by a poor earth in the boot. The hatch is earthed via the hinges, these rust over time and causes the poor earth. When this happens, you get lights in other switches coming as you turn on something in the boot (rear heater, wiper or fog) as it tries to earth through them instead. Easy to check: shut the hatch and from inside the car hold a wire from hatch to car body. Make sure the wire touches bare metal on both ends. Get someone to try the boot electrics switches...if everything works then there's 2 ways to fix it. Temporary fix is to tap the hinge centre pins from side to side to dislodge rust and spray some wd40 on them. This will only work for a short time. Permenant fix is to run a new earth wire from the hatch to the body. I ran a wire from the rear wiper motor earth to the rear light cluster earth. You could just loosen the hinge bolts and loop a bit of wire between the two halves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennys_Si Posted August 30, 2005 Author Share Posted August 30, 2005 cheers mate i will try that and let ya know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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