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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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Dont laugh as this is totally true.

When I first got my RST there were a few electrical gremlins. When I opened the door, the clock would go off, when you selected sidelights the main dipped beam would come on, and when you selected main beam, all would go off, including the dash lights, weird.

Before I diagnosed the problem, when the car was hot it would only start if one of the doors was open, this made the light on my immobiliser go green, really strange but it started first time.

The problem was a few random wires bridging fuses from other fuses in the fuse box. Ok doesn't sound like it would cause these problems but it did! Removed the wires, replaced the blown relays that these wires were trying to compensate for and it now starts first time every time even when hot, and with no doors open!

Check your wiring dude, do you have any other electrical gremlins?

Lee
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