Originally Posted by
JonathanJ
Check if they share an earth , if it has gone a little corroded over winter the fans will "search" for an earth and it is finding it through the bulbs and as the bulbs cannot transfer the current that the fan requires and they take some power to light that is why they are glowing . Just my thought late at night

Just spoke to a friend of a friend who whos an auto sparky and thats exactly what he said to the letter