My T5 had the same problem and hey presto, tried the battery trick and the lights work, and the back windscreen wiper! Bingo! Cheers for the upload, really appreciated.
If you want to fault trace, go to CEM to right of steering wheel left hand plug, locate the thin grey red which is usually two wires in one connector as it feeds panel lights and next to it find thin grey with black trace.Leave connected and test for 12volt feed with sidelights on. If you have power here with lights on, you have in 1 minute eliminated light switch CEM fuses etc and saves a shed load of time
really easy fix for one, two, three or four sidelight bulbs not working. wiring loom is spliced with the CEM feed wire, usually thin grey with black trace for nearside and thin grey with red trace wire joining in the loom under carpet and sending power forwards and to the rear. remove gear selector surround, nearside seats and the break in the butt connectors occurs very near the SRS module, slightly forward of it. simple butt connector repair. Easy.
it's back to it's old tricks, didn't have much luck wire tracing. I disconnect the battery- sidelights work with ignition off - but when you turn on the ignition the offside blinks once then goes off, front and rear
UPDATE - FIX OF SORTS!!??!! if you take the top bulb out from the off side rear cluster it didn't trip out. There is still a tail light due to the twin filament bulb. Hoping this will get it through the MOT.
My T5 had the same problem and hey presto, tried the battery trick and the lights work, and the back windscreen wiper! Bingo!
Cheers for the upload, really appreciated.
If you want to fault trace, go to CEM to right of steering wheel left hand plug, locate the thin grey red which is usually two wires in one connector as it feeds panel lights and next to it find thin grey with black trace.Leave connected and test for 12volt feed with sidelights on. If you have power here with lights on, you have in 1 minute eliminated light switch CEM fuses etc and saves a shed load of time
The battery positive off for 10 seconds fixed my issue . Just did a 14 mile test drive in dark and it’s all good and working again
really easy fix for one, two, three or four sidelight bulbs not working. wiring loom is spliced with the CEM feed wire, usually thin grey with black trace for nearside and thin grey with red trace wire joining in the loom under carpet and sending power forwards and to the rear. remove gear selector surround, nearside seats and the break in the butt connectors occurs very near the SRS module, slightly forward of it. simple butt connector repair. Easy.
awesome thanks for your help!
@@CamberKitesurfing If you need further help, just ask. ill check this post in a few days
I cannot find that wire , mine is Dsg , no side lights driver side
it's back to it's old tricks, didn't have much luck wire tracing. I disconnect the battery- sidelights work with ignition off - but when you turn on the ignition the offside blinks once then goes off, front and rear
I have the exact same issue , although it was after towing a trailer in the rain . I’ll try the battery trick as you did and report back
UPDATE - FIX OF SORTS!!??!! if you take the top bulb out from the off side rear cluster it didn't trip out. There is still a tail light due to the twin filament bulb. Hoping this will get it through the MOT.