side lights

[marktownend]

Hi, this is my 1st post - I've only just registered but have been lurking for a while!

I've got exactly the same problem as TR4N51T - the N/S sidelight and headlamp leveller have no power to them. This is on a Mk6, 04 plate 90 LWB Hi-top.

The Haynes manual shows which pins do what on the headlight connector and I've metered to check there's definitely no power there, but I've not got a detailed wiring diagram (so have just ordered a TIS CD from ebay) to find where the cable splits from. All I really want to know for now is where the junction is so I can check continuity on the wire.

I'm not near the van or the Haynes manual right now and it was about a week back that I checked it so apologies if I've not got every detail correct!

Cheers,
Mark

[marktownend]

Hi, further to my last post, I've now got the TIS CD but it's not got enough info to find if there's a junction for the sidelights or whether the feeds for the 2 sidelights both come straight from the fusebox...

Would be great to be able to track exactly where the power to the N/S sidelight comes from so I can check the wiring more thoroughly.

Any help would be much appreciated!!

Thanks,
Mark

[marktownend]

Fixed it! Just for info if anyone's interested, I never did find where the cable comes from, but whilst investigating it I happened to find that where the wiring loom runs immediately behind the N/S headlight unit it had rubbed through against the chassis. This had obviously shorted the side light circuit there originally. But the individual wire to the N/S side light had actually worn right through. Cleaned it, resoldered it and neatly covered in new insulation tape and the job's a good'un. Was most happy to have finally tracked down the fault and fixed it. That also then gave power to the headlight levelling motor. All I need to do now is get a garage to check the headlight alignment as I ended up removing both headlight units in the process of trying to find the fault!

[angeleye]

you have orange/yellow live feed into switch/no11......orange/blue no16 out goes to fuse box to r/h side lights.......orange/yellow no13out goes to fuse box to l/h lights