Someone help, trouble with indicators

[jd89 10]

Recently brought my second vr6 (1995), this morning when driving to work the indicators didnt work, either left or right or on the hazards but will work when I put the alarm on. Don't know whether I've blown a fuse or one of the wires maybe lose.

 

Would really appreciate a point in the right direction!!

 

Thanks :-)

[Critical_Mass 10]

Would be worth checking the indicator stalk isnt the fault. Try swapping the stalk from your other VR see if that works.

[jd89 10]

Thanks mate I'll try that, any other tips or ideas what might be causing it?

[Album56 0]

Indicator relay?

[Critical_Mass 10]

I ruled out the indicator relay as the hazards work and the lights flash with the alarm. Unless they work on a different relay :shrug:

[destructiv dave 0]

I'm pretty sure that the lights when activated by the alarm don't go through the VW relay and instead the will pulse directly into the wire the number of flashes required. I would still look at the relay, the switch and the wiring around the fusebox.

 

I ruled out the indicator relay as the hazards work and the lights flash with the alarm. Unless they work on a different relay :shrug:

[Critical_Mass 10]

Yeah probably is the case. What about the hazards though??

[jd89 10]

The indicators are working now but then stop working and then start again :-S I've ordered a new relay for it so see what that does plus I'll check the wiring around the fuse box

[dr_mat 0]

See if the indicators work normally when you're not braking .. sometimes you get crossed connections in the rear light clusters that cause a short back through the brake light circuit.

Sometimes caused by fitting single-filament bulbs instead of dual-filament too..