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Omega General Help / Re: Tow Bar Electrics

« on: 02 March 2019, 13:18:57 »

Possibly, but you clearly have an earth fault

I tug checked the earth connection all look good and solid - will meter out in the am - if Storm Freya doesnt hit us. Can you explain why you think it is an earth fault ? I would have thought that would make it not intermittant - although now it does look solid and its both indicators and rear only.

The only common link between all the rear lights is the earth circuit. The fact that all the other tail lights are flashing with the indicators points to a common fault... qed

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Omega General Help / Re: Tow Bar Electrics

« on: 02 March 2019, 08:56:10 »

Possibly, but you clearly have an earth fault

Thanks
That is all latin to me    but wouldnt the stop lights and the hazards be affected as well ? - they all seem to terminate earth on the same stud  on the passenger side ?

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Omega General Help / Re: Tow Bar Electrics

« on: 01 March 2019, 18:55:54 »

Possibly, but you clearly have an earth fault

I tug checked the earth connection all look good and solid - will meter out in the am - if Storm Freya doesnt hit us. Can you explain why you think it is an earth fault ? I would have thought that would make it not intermittant - although now it does look solid and its both indicators and rear only.

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Omega General Help / Re: Tow Bar Electrics

« on: 01 March 2019, 18:09:19 »

Had a look after work .. was getting dark and I noticed that the rear indicator lights are flashing - but very dimly and all lights are flashing rapidly, hazards are normal brightness and speed front and rear. Brake lights are OK [apart from the tow bar buzzer going off]

Ticking at the same speed as the lights is a thing called  Anhanger Blinkuberwachun google tells me this is Supplementary blinking watch. The GM part number is 09 121 634
If I un plug this there is no rear indicators.

could this guy be the culprit ? 

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Omega General Help / Re: Tow Bar Electrics

« on: 25 February 2019, 17:33:12 »

Thanks for the info will be tracing the cables - deffo nothing in the spare wheel well. so must be an after market dealer job.

"Onanists think outside the box" <- best tag line seen in ages !!!

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Omega General Help / Re: Tow Bar Electrics

« on: 25 February 2019, 13:22:50 »

Thanks for the speedy responses. It is a 02 Estate. I thnk it is factory / dealer fitted the sockets have Vaux/GM logo on them and there is a professional wiring loom going into the wheel arch trim on the drivers side - that is where the buzzer is. looks like the trim will have to start removing stuff

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Omega General Help / Tow Bar Electrics

« on: 25 February 2019, 12:28:29 »

I have an 02 2.6 with a factory fitted tow bar. Intermittently when I brake the buzzer goes off and there are no stop lights on. The rear indicators also crap out and I get the fast flash on the front indicators and dash.. I have found the buzzer. But no idea where the relay is. O Another post mentioned the trailer relay in the box in the engine bay - any idea which one that is ?

Thanks