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Pegasus79 · Newbie Joined: 01 Jul 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Lancashire

Hi All, bought a 96 Shogun LWB 3.0 last week. There are a few faults which I am working through but in the meantime I have a major issue with the indicators.. When purchased indicators worked all okay and also hazard lights etc. Car does have a towbar fitted which previous owner had not used for last 8 years. As I tow a caravan and the single 7 pin socket was corroded badly, I took it to my local trailer shop and they fitted a new 7 pin socket and tested it on a light rig in front of me. Drove away and all worked well, same day I stripped rear door and took out the corroded number plate lamps for repair.

Left car for two days and then drove it today, indicators worked with the alarm/ central locking. Got to the end of street and indicators worked for a few seconds then slowly stopped.. Now nothing when I try to indicate or use Hazards nothing lights up at any of the indicators and or the turn lights on the dash, weirdly the aftermarket bulb on the dash which should only work when towing does come on when you indicate. There is no relay clicking and the alarm still flashes the lights when unlocking and locking.. For reference the number plate light loom is unplugged still but can't see how this would affect the indicators?

Any ideas before I start looking for the flasher relay and or taking switches apart? Will check the wiring at the 7 pin plug which the trailer shop did, but it all worked when he showed me and I drove home around 10miles.

Any advice would be welcomed, Matt

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peteinchad · Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 3:41 Post subject:

It does sound like the flasher relay has died.

I doubt it is the column switch as you have no flashers with the hazard switch either.

Seems a bit odd that it happened after the trailer place did work on it.

Pegasus79 · Newbie Joined: 01 Jul 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Lancashire

peteinchad · Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 10:24 Post subject:

My towbar electrics have a slave relay to take the strain of the extra lights off the truck one - maybe yours has had it removed sometime in the past.

Pegasus79 · Newbie Joined: 01 Jul 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Lancashire

peteinchad · Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 15:43 Post subject:

Flasher relay HERE

My slave relay is behind the plastic panel that encloses the rear air con unit.

Pegasus79 · Newbie Joined: 01 Jul 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Lancashire

All fixed now, thank you for the pointers Peteinchad

Turned out it was the flasher relay that was sticking (original blue Hella type) now replaced with new generic type of ebay for fraction of price mitsi spares wanted.

Also rewired my towbar electrics and used the main earth point under the rear seats which improved the lights immensely on the caravan.

peteinchad · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 15:39 Post subject:

Glad you got it fixed.

Apparently there is a connector in the cubby hole under the rear seats for the towbar electrics - one of those things I intended looking for but never got round to.

Pegasus79 · Newbie Joined: 01 Jul 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Lancashire

peteinchad · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 19:45 Post subject:

ScotchLoks are wonderful inventions - they let people with absolutely no ability make a total mess of any wiring job. They should be banned!