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JTG
10-05-2010, 12:50 AM
Hi, recently purchased a VR4 saloon and latest on my list of things to do is get the steering lights working, failed today. The bulbs seem intact, fuses are fine and I tried a different relay which appeared to belong to the steering lights. Still no luck.

Any ideas?
mattnz
10-05-2010, 02:18 AM
What is a steering light?:uhoh:
GalantOnly
10-05-2010, 02:31 AM
What is a steering light?!/Hissy
Nitephyre
10-05-2010, 03:23 AM
I would say indicators.
JTG
10-05-2010, 03:39 AM
:-| On the facelift VR4, the outer fog type light in the fog cluster. The inner ones are foglights, the outer ones steering lights which come on with the indicator when the lights are on. The idea is to help see round the corner you're about to turn.
psbarham
10-05-2010, 06:39 AM
check the relay in the engine bay fuse box, its one of the black 25mmx10mm ones
JTG
10-05-2010, 07:37 AM
check the relay in the engine bay fuse box, its one of the black 25mmx10mm ones

Yeah I found that and swapped it with the air con relay. No luck.
mattnz
10-05-2010, 08:06 AM
Have you checked the interior fuse box?
JTG
10-05-2010, 08:09 AM
Have you checked the interior fuse box?

No, just the one in the engine bay. Didn't know there'd be one in the interior box. I'm not very mechanically gifted so any help is appreciated.
MPBVr4
10-05-2010, 08:17 AM
Some peeps have changed these to come on with fog lights instead. I think.
Just a thought:vogel:
JTG
10-05-2010, 08:23 AM
Some peeps have changed these to come on with fog lights instead. I think.
Just a thought:vogel:

Yeah, considered wiring up differently, would rather just get them working for now though.
Wodjno
10-05-2010, 08:28 AM
Yeah, considered wiring up differently, would rather just get them working for now though.

I think what Malc means ?! Is check they haven't already been changed :D
JTG
10-05-2010, 08:34 AM
I think what Malc means ?! Is check they haven't already been changed :D

They do not come on with the fog lights or main beam.
mattnz
10-05-2010, 08:48 AM
No, just the one in the engine bay. Didn't know there'd be one in the interior box. I'm not very mechanically gifted so any help is appreciated.

There's one behind the coin holder thingy near the bonnet release. It's mainly for interior things, but there are a few weird ones.
Kryton
10-05-2010, 01:14 PM
Its very easy to get to the other fuse box. Pop round & I will check for you if you want. If not a job for next weekend to dismantle & compare with mine me thinks!
Davezj
10-05-2010, 01:47 PM
well you learn something new every day steering light, only on a facelift. never heard of those type of light on any other car.
How odd.
i see they never caught on.

but tilting headlights are making a comeback from the Citroen DS days
Kryton
10-05-2010, 03:05 PM
I think Merc do them now but they are far brighter (55w I think). Other than driving in the countryside at very low speeds you can't even notice they are on on the Mitsi's. Better off taping a glow worm to the front splitter!
JTG
10-05-2010, 07:17 PM
Ok, problem solved. There was a fuse missing entirely.

Don't you just hate having things not working properly on the car, no matter how pointless they are.
mattnz
10-05-2010, 11:30 PM
Missing from the interior, or engine bay?
Kryton
10-05-2010, 11:53 PM
It was one of the interior ones. Don't know where exactly as he sorted it after I had a look (big help I turned out to be)!
miller
11-05-2010, 09:01 AM
wow, glad it was a simple fix. I suspect a few importers disable them for the first MOT.
JTG
11-05-2010, 11:31 AM
Missing from the interior, or engine bay?

It was missing from the engine bay
Kryton
11-05-2010, 11:44 AM
Really? Which one was it then? Maybe I should leave it all to Mark in future then :)