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[Blackie_No1]

My 3.0l est was a 2.5 Auto originally and was changed to a 3.0l manual before I took ownership.  About 3 weeks after I got it the reverse lights kept poppoing a fuse, so I did the naughty and fitted a heavier duty fuse and now I have no reverse lights at all.  The bulbs are fine, but I havent tested the switch yet.

Also, not that I believe it is linked, but I fitted a leather interior and now the drivers front seat seems to pop fuse 14 after the seat has been on for a while.

Can anyone help?

[rustym95]

you may of burnt out a wire or two behind the fuse box, would also check behind the glove box as main wire come into the fuse box from that side.

[Kevin Wood]

Well, the reverse light wiring will have been hacked about to convert to manual so I would have a look around the gearbox and see what's happened there. Fingers crossed fitting a bigger fuse hasn't caused any further damage.

Kevin

[Blackie_No1]

I had burnt out the switch it seems, replaced it, worked for a while but then started popiing fuses again.  After doing a bit of investigation I have found the following:

No front cigar lighter, this has been replaced with a switch for turing the engine fans on incase of paranoia by the previous owner, I suffer from this Vauxhall Paranoia as well always worried that the fans wont come on them selves!!  LOL

I have recently fitted new leather interior with full electrice seats which where wired in by a professional Auto spark

Fuses 14 and 15 are in the cigar lighter circuit and the seat circuits, fuse 14 keeps popping, after a short time when I switch on the drivers fron heated seat, but none of the other seats

The car was originally an automatic but is now a manual using the proper wiring looms and fuse 9 keeps popping when I put her in reverse, but fuse 15 stays intact

So, HELP!!!  It seems to be related to the front drivers seat as far as I can tell as all were working fine before it went in.  The old cloth heated seat and reverse lights worked fine, so I am wondering if I have a short in the drivers seat?

[RobG]

Seem to recall another member ascertained dodgy connection @ driver`s seat during certain driving/direction manoeuvres. Disconnect feed to driver`s heat pad then try it

[Blackie_No1]

Cheers Rob, will give that ago tomorrow morning before I go into work at 1pm

[Blackie_No1]

Think I've found the problem, or rather Candyman did!!  It seems to be a short in the Caravan plug!!!