ernieh
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Hi All,
First problem of 2012.......Noticed that the near side rear lamp seems to have become less bright than the right hand one on my 204. It also seems to take a second or two to reach its full brightness as though there is an electrical resistance somewhere. As far as I can see, it seems that there are possibly 3 bulbs in each rear lamp circuit, but the overall brightness is an overall effect rather than down to one bulb. The operation of the reversing and indicator lights don't seem to be affected.
My first inclination would be to check for a corroded earth in the circuit and corroded connections in the multiconnector to the lamp unit. However, before doing some checks with a multimeter, I wondered if there is anything specific to the 204 that I should be aware of or even if anybody else's 204 does anything similar to mine.
Many thanks for any help,
Ernie
First problem of 2012.......Noticed that the near side rear lamp seems to have become less bright than the right hand one on my 204. It also seems to take a second or two to reach its full brightness as though there is an electrical resistance somewhere. As far as I can see, it seems that there are possibly 3 bulbs in each rear lamp circuit, but the overall brightness is an overall effect rather than down to one bulb. The operation of the reversing and indicator lights don't seem to be affected.
My first inclination would be to check for a corroded earth in the circuit and corroded connections in the multiconnector to the lamp unit. However, before doing some checks with a multimeter, I wondered if there is anything specific to the 204 that I should be aware of or even if anybody else's 204 does anything similar to mine.
Many thanks for any help,
Ernie