Lights out.

[thedutchguy]

My VX seems to have some trouble with the lighting.

Sometimes the dash illumination quits and later (sometimes 10 minutes)turns back on again.

But when this occurs I also have no tail lights.

The problem seems to be that the relay located under the dashfor the lights gets no signal from the switch. Bridging the relay with a sepparate switch works ok. but I want to use the normal switching gear.
I checked all the cables for interuptions, but found none.
After digging through the electric schematics I just cannot find the connection between the dash light and the taillights.
Anybody know were I should look?

[mbeach]

I'll be home in 9 hours, I can check my newly acquired 'electrical servie manual' then.

[Anita]

Read down this thread. It may be you have a fraying wire in the harness that passes behind and under the driver side headlight. I had similar symptoms as you have described - dash lights and tail lights out.

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...ght=Electrical

[mbeach]

O.K., this is from a US spec VX book -but it should be similar if not the same for you.

The taillight relay receives power from fuse CB-5 via red/blk wire.
This relay is located behind the left side kick panel. There are 3 relays here, arranged top to bottom: Rear defogger, taillight, power window.

The grn/yel wire from the relay goes on to the combination switch (light switch) -actually, the switch grounds out the coil on the relay.

The grn/red wire from the relay goes on into your lighting circuit. Yes -all of your lights pass through the taillight relay. However, the headlight circuit resides on the grn/yel wire (coil) side of the relay. The dash illum and taillights are powered by the switch side of the relay. It is electrically/mechanically possible that the relay coil is being energized (by the headlight switch) and the coil switch is losing contact momentarily.

Replace your taillight relay and all should be well.

[CSTYLES]

My Right Fender Light/ Turn Signal is out. New bulb doesn't work. Oh and the gear selector light is out, not on dash but on center console. Could this be a similar problem?

[mbeach]

First, read Anita's link and see if that helps you.

The fender marker (there are 3 lights to a side -parking light, side marker, fender marker) is not connected to the shift lever light except by source. I believe that your concurrent outages are coincidental.

The shift lever light receives power through a green wire that passes through connector C-49. It is located to the rear of the shift lever (under the console). It is a 2 pin black connector. It should go hot whenever the light switch is moved to any on position.

Exactly which of the front lights is giving you trouble?