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Stu Twin · Post by **Stu Twin** » Tue Sep 19, 17 11:11 pm

I had a funny problem with the rear lights on the Polara which turned out to be a dodgy bulb. Because of the way the bulbs are installed, (glass bit uppermost) when the filament failed, the wire fell back into the base of the bulb & shorted itself out. Otherwise it would have just been a bulb that obviously wasn't working.

... probably completely irrelevant.

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Wed Sep 20, 17 12:33 am

might be worth checking the courtesy light switches as well

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Thu Sep 21, 17 12:34 pm

Stu Twin wrote:I had a funny problem with the rear lights on the Polara which turned out to be a dodgy bulb. Because of the way the bulbs are installed, (glass bit uppermost) when the filament failed, the wire fell back into the base of the bulb & shorted itself out. Otherwise it would have just been a bulb that obviously wasn't working.

... probably completely irrelevant.

Yes Stu, one of the brake lights had burnt a filament, but replacement didn't help.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Thu Sep 21, 17 12:36 pm

Rebel wrote:might be worth checking the courtesy light switches as well

Thanks Nigel. Fuse blows as soon as you open either door, so I thought it unlikely that both switches would fail simultaneously. But I will unscrew them and have a look...