My rear running lights were out after the car sat in torrential rain for three months while I was back in the UK.
Started on the LHS, and cleaned the corrosion off the bulb and bulb holder. No joy.
Probing with a test light suggested an earth wire wasn't quite making contact inside the bulb holder, probably due to unreachable corrosion.
Didn't look like I'd be able to take it apart without destroying it so I put a screw in it to make the circuit. We'll see if it holds.
Meanwhile the other side started working. Common circuit, thinks I, but I'd better clean it up anyway.
Mistako. Turns out the corrosion was all that was holding the bulb in. It is cleaner, though.
Started on the LHS, and cleaned the corrosion off the bulb and bulb holder. No joy.
Probing with a test light suggested an earth wire wasn't quite making contact inside the bulb holder, probably due to unreachable corrosion.
Didn't look like I'd be able to take it apart without destroying it so I put a screw in it to make the circuit. We'll see if it holds.
Meanwhile the other side started working. Common circuit, thinks I, but I'd better clean it up anyway.
Mistako. Turns out the corrosion was all that was holding the bulb in. It is cleaner, though.