S1 brake & reversing lights

[tpp_uk]

Quick question - all other lights working but brake and reversing not illuminating - fuse maybe?

[Esprit]

S1 Elise or S1 Exige? They're wired slightly differently.

It could be that the multipin connector between the rear clam loom and the chassis loom isn't connected properly.

[tpp_uk]

Thanks Esprit, I shall bow to your superiour knowledge on these matters - s1 elise - working last night but suddenly stopped?

[Esprit]

Find the connector (should be somewhere on the LHS of the engine bay) and separate it, check that it's clean and then re-mate it... will hopefully solve the problem.

I can't think why it'd be anything other than the connector as the stop and reverse lights come off different fuses and different feeds from the battery, so for both of them to fail simultaneously implies that there's either a coincidental failure in two fuses/circuits, or the multi-pin connector to the rear clam harness isn't making contact on some pins.

[tpp_uk]

Thanks for the guidance - will give it a go if we get any daylight tmrw in amongst the torrential rain!

[Scuffers]

rev light wire is NOT in the multi-plug on an S1.

they are the two bullet connectors along side it, marked LH and RH, this is because it's the same loom on LHD and RHD cars, so you have to swap the wires between them.

not sure about why the brake lights are not working, I would suggest the fuse then switch need checking as for 3 lights to all fail is odd...

[Esprit]

Simon, I stand corrected.... the Reverse light is included in one of the multi-pin connectors on the Exige, I assumed that this would be in the single multipin connector they use on the S1 Elise.

[tpp_uk]

Thanks chaps - connections looked fine - would I be correct in replacing the yellow toploading fuse by the LH side light cluster - realised middle brake light is also out, so can't be bulbs (although suspect reversing lamp may be)

[saaby93]

Arent these both on the same fuse?