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spotties wont go off

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spotties wont go off

Post by me217 »

hey
i was driving into town earlier to drop my girlfriend off home. and i switch down to low beam and my spotties stayed on. turned the lights off completely, still on. hit the switch for the spotties, still on. removed fuse. there we go. my question is. what went wrong. my guess is the rely has died or something.

would i be right?
thanks for any help.


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Post by Spotty08 »

sounds like the relay shat itself and fused.
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Re: spotties wont go off

Post by jimbo jones »

me217 wrote: would i be right?


yes sounds like the relay

BTW this should be in general tech

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Post by me217 »

thanks guys. thats what u get for using a relay lying around in a wreck i guess. lol.
BTW this should be in general tech
sorry man didnt realise.

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Post by lump_a_charcoal »

Yeah sounds like your relay did some welding... GOod time to upgrade maybe, and install an inline fuse...
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Post by me217 »

i've got an inline fuse. which is smaller then the relay. but for some reason it didnt catch it.

it did it the other night as well as i drove past a cop of all places. and i pulled ova ripped the fuse out and it nearly burnt thru my hand. and it has a big bow in it. so i put a new one in and they would turn off again and it did it last night. so i dont no how a new fuse made them work right again for awhile.


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1985 suzuki mighty boy : mods, f8b
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Post by hyzook »

This happened to me a while back and I am trying to remember the cause.............. I know I checked everything twice and was getting very frustrated. If I recall correctly (as crazy as this will sound) I think it wound up being the rear number plate light shorting out on the body or some thing at the rear :? :?
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Post by 11_evl »

mud in the relay, mine usually just dont work at all.
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Post by me217 »

wow thats weird. but it was just simple the relay had died. replaced it and its all good.

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1990 toyota mr2 gt import : mods, turbo timer, short shifter, 2.5" exhaust
1992 suzuki sierra : mods, g16b mpfi, 235's/75, snorkel & lift on the way.
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