wardy83
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Hi, i haven't got a clue about cars, can anybody help?
Bought a car 2 days ago, has been nothing but trouble so far... spend £1000 on an r-reg 1.0 corsa(b) LS... is that good?
Another problem now I have discovered is that it wont indicate left.. the right works fine.. ie bulbs work fine, the dashboard lights up and ticks..
the left side does nothing at all! no green light on dash, no ticking and no lights flashing at back or front of car.
when i put the emergency lights on... the front and back indicator lights woirk fine, so its not a bulb problem.
will this be a faulty indicator arm or wiring? and how easy is this to get to to check...
any pictures would be appreciated!
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flash22
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Registered: 13th Sep 05
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Its Prob the stalk 5 min job to change there a common thing to go on some vauxhalls there about £12 new from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INDICATOR-FULL-BEAM-SWITCH-VECTRA-CORSA-ASTRA-OMEGA-CAV_W0QQitemZ160018735178QQihZ006QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
[Edited on 18-08-2006 by flash22]
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wardy83
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cheers, for your help...
how do I change it... doesn't say in haynes manual! will it definately not be a fuse or loose wiring... i am gonna check it out tonight when i get in from work.
[Edited on 18-08-2006 by wardy83]
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flash22
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it in the haynes manual .... you have to remove the the cowling where the stalks are there are 2 screws behind the steering wheel if you turn the wheel you will see them (may have there plastic covers on) and theres 3 screws in the bottom plastic (underneath) then its just clipped together
pull the plug off the stalk the stalk its held in place by 2 clips (one at the top and one at the botom) push these in and slide the stalk out
edit. if you have the blue haynes manual there are pics/instruction on page 12-5
[Edited on 18-08-2006 by flash22]
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wardy83
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Ok cool, is there any wiring around the stalk that may cause this to happen? or maybe a fuse which has gone? (if it was a fust im guessing neither of them would work... right?)
also by replacing the stalk will this also make the green light appear and tick when i signal left??? as i said before it works perfectally signalling right!
also dya think i got a good deal on my car? its a 1.0 r -reg corsa ls.. paid £1000 for it.
my first car!! hads loads of stuff wrong with it so far! only had it 3 days
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flash22
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very much doubt its a fuse and the wiring rarely fails if the stalks not working it wont indicate in that direction!!!! the stalk is playing up is a common fault (normaily the main beam flash plays up) replacing the stalk should cure it
as for the price i depend where you are in the country a £1000 seems a tad high for a 1.0 but saying that down in the southeast/london you could pay up to £1600 off a dealer for it
what else you had go wrong then ?
another good forum.............. http://www.corsa-b.co.uk (currently down for maintenance) come over and have a look
[Edited on 18-08-2006 by flash22]
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wardy83
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Thanks again for your help. I just bought a 2nd hand one for £9 as funds are v.low after spending on car.
What else was wrong??
passenger door has something in keyhole so can't lock it from outside.
the clock/temp/date display was broke (moved about) and didn't light up
the aerial was snapped off
its got a small oil leak
the indicator don't work
hard to change gear (have to put foot right down)
the radio was locked.
i can probably think of more!
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daz_SRi
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Registered: 9th Apr 06
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: Astra 1.6
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Did you buy it from a garage or private? Either way did you test drive it?
Im sure as hell i wouldnt of paid £1000 for a car with those faults which would of been evident on road test and a good lookaround with the car
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