V70 Both front indicators not working?

jm1489 · May 16th, 2024, 15:16

Hiya Peeps! It's been a while, sold my manual 850 T5 last year and just picked up a manual V70 2.3 T5 project last week on impulse as it was my neighbour's old car and I usually have to travel for a motor so I felt it was meant to be, not sure my Wife would agree?

Working my way through some niggles... first one is that both front indicators don't work, rapid flash on the instrument cluster but nothing happening up front? The bulbs are old but tested as OK, is there a common ground and where abouts is it? I don't have a wiring diagram yet. Also have non working main beam on passenger side... again, the bulb is good. Any help would be appreciated.

stuart bowes · May 16th, 2024, 15:49

one possibility is lamp holders can get old and brittle and the contacts don't connect properly any more, I've had to replace both sides on mine (but not at the same time)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...62986&_sacat=0

are the back ones working?

what year is the car, some of the later headlights have ballasts as well as lamps

access is extremely limited you might be best to just take the bumper off, headlight units off the car, also change the side lights which are impossible to get at as well, and take the opportunity to have a little clean out and check the window squirter water pumps ahead of time in case they need replacing as well (or any other bumper-off jobs you can think of)

May 16th, 2024, 15:16	#1
jm1489 Junior Member Last Online: May 18th, 2024 23:30 Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Boston	V70 Both front indicators not working? Hiya Peeps! It's been a while, sold my manual 850 T5 last year and just picked up a manual V70 2.3 T5 project last week on impulse as it was my neighbour's old car and I usually have to travel for a motor so I felt it was meant to be, not sure my Wife would agree? Working my way through some niggles... first one is that both front indicators don't work, rapid flash on the instrument cluster but nothing happening up front? The bulbs are old but tested as OK, is there a common ground and where abouts is it? I don't have a wiring diagram yet. Also have non working main beam on passenger side... again, the bulb is good. Any help would be appreciated.

May 16th, 2024, 15:49	#2
stuart bowes trying to be helpful Last Online: Today 14:14 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Dagenham	one possibility is lamp holders can get old and brittle and the contacts don't connect properly any more, I've had to replace both sides on mine (but not at the same time) https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...62986&_sacat=0 are the back ones working? what year is the car, some of the later headlights have ballasts as well as lamps access is extremely limited you might be best to just take the bumper off, headlight units off the car, also change the side lights which are impossible to get at as well, and take the opportunity to have a little clean out and check the window squirter water pumps ahead of time in case they need replacing as well (or any other bumper-off jobs you can think of) __________________ V70 '01 auto petrol 2.4 (140) 70k ------------------------- mini project - link Last edited by stuart bowes; May 16th, 2024 at 15:52.

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