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Author Topic: Brake Light Problem on my 2001 Saloon Omega, I am at my wits end  (Read 3923 times)

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Re: Brake Light Problem on my 2001 Saloon Omega, I am at my wits end
« Reply #15 on: 26 October 2011, 18:56:24 »
Quote from: car-nut on 26 October 2011, 17:56:57
It wasn't me using them when they melted, it was my mate who was testing the battery on my Omega and while I was standing there the leads started to smoke. ODDLY out of habbit it went back in my tool box lol. I will have a look later and see what setting it was on as it hasn't been touched since.

I have now borrowed a good multi meter but will have to wait until the weekend until I can have a 2nd person with me to activate the brake lights to see what is what.
Not using your shiny, new Screwfix one? ;D
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Re: Brake Light Problem on my 2001 Saloon Omega, I am at my wits end
« Reply #16 on: 27 October 2011, 00:54:03 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 26 October 2011, 18:56:24
Quote from: car-nut on 26 October 2011, 17:56:57
It wasn't me using them when they melted, it was my mate who was testing the battery on my Omega and while I was standing there the leads started to smoke. ODDLY out of habbit it went back in my tool box lol. I will have a look later and see what setting it was on as it hasn't been touched since.

I have now borrowed a good multi meter but will have to wait until the weekend until I can have a 2nd person with me to activate the brake lights to see what is what.
Not using your shiny, new Screwfix one? ;D
No he's afraid he may melt it  ;D ;D ;D ;)
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Re: Brake Light Problem on my 2001 Saloon Omega, I am at my wits end
« Reply #17 on: 27 October 2011, 07:52:12 »
Quote from: dbug on 27 October 2011, 00:54:03
Quote from: TheBoy on 26 October 2011, 18:56:24
Quote from: car-nut on 26 October 2011, 17:56:57
It wasn't me using them when they melted, it was my mate who was testing the battery on my Omega and while I was standing there the leads started to smoke. ODDLY out of habbit it went back in my tool box lol. I will have a look later and see what setting it was on as it hasn't been touched since.

I have now borrowed a good multi meter but will have to wait until the weekend until I can have a 2nd person with me to activate the brake lights to see what is what.
Not using your shiny, new Screwfix one? ;D
No he's afraid he may melt it  ;D ;D ;D ;)

Much cheaper than a new meter  ;D

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Re: Brake Light Problem on my 2001 Saloon Omega, I am at my wits end
« Reply #18 on: 27 October 2011, 13:05:23 »
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Re: Brake Light Problem on my 2001 Saloon Omega, I am at my wits end
« Reply #19 on: 31 October 2011, 10:42:51 »
has it got a tow bar ?

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Re: Brake Light Problem on my 2001 Saloon Omega, I am at my wits end
« Reply #20 on: 15 November 2011, 15:16:55 »
Only just read all the replies  ;D

And I will try and reply to all comments in one reply.
So here goes.

Yes I have a new multimeter from Screwfix and no still not used it  ;D My mate used his own one instead.

Yes it has towbar electrics and on this occasion no it wasn't them at fault  ;D
We stripped them down and checked the connections.

However the original bulb holder was at fault, confirmed after fault was found and fixed, put the old bulb holder back on and it stopped working again.

After all the agro and me being stubborn and refusing to believe the relatively new bulb couldn't be at fault I took a drive down to GSF and bought one. Put it in, and hey presto, it works!

So if I had just stuck a new bulb in it after changing the bulb holder I would have found it was working!  ;D ;D :-[ :-[ :D :D ;D ::)




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Re: Brake Light Problem on my 2001 Saloon Omega, I am at my wits end
« Reply #21 on: 15 November 2011, 21:08:11 »
Quote from: Martian on 27 October 2011, 07:52:12
Quote from: dbug on 27 October 2011, 00:54:03
Quote from: TheBoy on 26 October 2011, 18:56:24
Quote from: car-nut on 26 October 2011, 17:56:57
It wasn't me using them when they melted, it was my mate who was testing the battery on my Omega and while I was standing there the leads started to smoke. ODDLY out of habbit it went back in my tool box lol. I will have a look later and see what setting it was on as it hasn't been touched since.

I have now borrowed a good multi meter but will have to wait until the weekend until I can have a 2nd person with me to activate the brake lights to see what is what.
Not using your shiny, new Screwfix one? ;D
No he's afraid he may melt it  ;D ;D ;D ;)

Much cheaper than a new meter  ;D

>Clicky<
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