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another 206 question thread... - toseland - 13-08-2014

Ok... neighbour is having a little electrical issue with her pug (Gasp: who would have thought)

Car: 206 quicksilver, 1.4petrol
year: 2001 (Y reg)
Problem: when the lights are on, the brake lights are on... essentially (they work normally when the headlights/lights are off)..



Any ideas on where to start looking before i go and start pulling the car apart?


RE: another 206 question thread... - Piggy - 13-08-2014

Wrong bulbs fitted or incorrectly fitted would be my bet


RE: another 206 question thread... - Poodle - 13-08-2014

As Piggy says, it's usually because someone's fitted a single pin bulb in the twin pin brake/tail light holder. Since it's a 206 the other main option is a light cluster full of water, causing horribly corroded earths and tracks.


RE: another 206 question thread... - Piggy - 13-08-2014

(13-08-2014, 05:59 AM)Poodle Wrote: Since it's a FRENCH CAR the other main option is a light cluster full of water, causing horribly corroded earths and tracks.

EFA lol


RE: another 206 question thread... - Seb_Ryan - 13-08-2014

Or a twin bulb fitted the wrong way, I cant remember what the "bayonet" fitting is like if its straight or offset lol


RE: another 206 question thread... - Toms306 - 13-08-2014

(13-08-2014, 05:59 AM)Poodle Wrote: As Piggy says, it's usually because someone's fitted a single pin bulb in the twin pin brake/tail light holder. Since it's a 206 the other main option is a light cluster full of water, causing horribly corroded earths and tracks.

I'll go with that, was exactly what happened to mine, never seen so much crusty white shit in a light cluster before lol! Though the brake light switch had been kicked by a passenger as well lol. 206s have nearly as many design flaws as 306s. lol


RE: another 206 question thread... - 306carter - 13-08-2014

Yeah as said wrong bulb.

Normally when a tail light is where a stop and tail is mentioned to be.