Parking Light Problem with 2001 Almera

boogeyman

Hi All,

I'm having a weird problem with my 2001, 1.5 Nissan Almera.

The drivers side parking light packed in a while back and with the NCT just around the corner I finally decided to fix it.

I changed the bulb and checked the fuses but to no avail, it's still won't work. (And the old bulb that I took out looks good)

The passenger side one is working fine, just the drivers side one that's giving trouble.

Any idea's of what could be up with it?

Cheers

slimjimmc

Broken wire or bad contact somewhere, bad earth, any sign of corrosion in the bulb holder?

boogeyman

No the bulb holder looks good - everything looks clean...

Ya, you maybe right...could be a broken wire or something similar. Thanks for the advice, I'll look into that and see can I get to the bottom of it.

Cheers

dougie-lampkin

If the fuses are fine and the driver's side tail lamp is working, it's likely the wire has been broken or corroded somewhere along the loom from the fusebox. A quick fix would be to bring a wire over from the passenger's side lamp. If it was a choice between paying an auto electrician a sum of money or spending 5 minutes running a wire, I know which I'd do

slimjimmc

boogeyman wrote: »

No the bulb holder looks good - everything looks clean...

Ya, you maybe right...could be a broken wire or something similar. Thanks for the advice, I'll look into that and see can I get to the bottom of it.

Cheers

You might find a break near where the wire comes out of the loom, or near a clip/tie. Also look for places where the wire may have rubbed against something. Look carefully as a break may not be obvious.
If you can't find anything then run a new wire as dougie-lampkin suggested. NCT won't care.

Atlantic Dawn

Try the new bulb in the opposite side just to rule out the possibility of a dud new bulb, unlikely I know but worth checking.

kildarelad

Have a look at the headlamp wiring there was a recall on the almera headlamps back in the day.I think it was down to melted wiring