Noble tech support! - Rear lighting unit

[Inflict]

Afternoon gents,

I noticed last night, that the entire rear left light pod (brake/indicator etc) is no longer functioning at all.

I'm not with the car now, but will be in a little while. I was wondering if someone could point me toward a couple of things that might be worth checking.

That indicator has been intermittent before, but has always righted itself, leading me to believe that its a loose connection or something other than bulbs that have gone this time.

D

[peterguk V6 KWK]

Check the multiway plug from the light unit to the main loom. Sounds like you have lost the common earth.

[joust]

If it's not that connector, then it could be the earth connection within the lights. They are very subject to water moisture ingress and corrode up like-a-goodun.

Start with the connector (follow the cable back into the engine bay from the lights), take it apart, clean it up, and push it together/take it apart a few times. If not, then you'll have to take the back of the lights and go from there.

J

[MadMacMcMad]

I got so cheesed off trying to make good connection with that silly plastic plug that I replaced the whole unit with a Harting industrial IP66 plug and socket.
Proper job!