Got a saf 2wd monster, and I have a strange prob with the bulb and door check system.

When turning the ignition on all lights pop up fine including the door sensor lights. After a few seconds the lights all go out as normal.

But while driving around the lights will all come back on and stay on, this doesn’t happen all the time and is hard to trace.

I’m thinking it’s the relay sticking that controls it but I can’t indicate which one it is to change, then again it could be a faulty earth.

Has anyone had this problem or now how to cure it really is starting to annoy me and I’m not sure my rather large hammer wont help....

 

this really is quite annoying

 

On an early saff,the warning light control box is in the footwell(o/s i think)and fairly unprotected,as they get older and start to leak around the bottom of the screen,water gets into the control box and when you drive it swishes around bringing the lights on.

Find the offending control box(aluminium can about 6x6x2)and take the lid off and dry it out,should work a treat then...

 

really how strange will have a look in to it not something i would thourght to happen lol

 

It`s really common mate,my last two saffs have had the same problem..

 

ok nice one im off out to the car park now..

im guessing its worth getting some silicone to stop the leak???

 

I usually just bag em up with a plastic bag and a zip tie...

 

do u need to take any of the dash out to get to it??

just had a look and cant see it anywhere..

 

Take out the footwell trim on the drivers side(plastic cover on bottom of pillar,may have a screw in it)and it should be behind that,or slightly above it,will prob be clipped into a bracket.
It has an edge connector about 4 inches long,unplug that and take it out,and as soon as you turn it upside down,water will prob come out.

If it`s not there,try the pass side but pretty sure its the drivers side.

 

ahhh driveres side silly me lol
cheers
will ket you know the verdict

 

ok i took out the unit opened it up and its as dry as a bone
i re soldered all the points and cleaned the board
no componants have signs of damage and test ok with a meter.

but still the same problem. according to the haynes manuall the whole lot is passed through a relay, any ideas which one or where it is as i cant see it,

btw its not just the lights that dont go out its the door open indecators as well
including petty and washerbottle lights

its really annoying in the dark

please please more help

 

check all the earths in the system!

 

any chance u know where they all are lol
mission

 

there are earth points in the footwells behind the sidewall plastic panels, i remember doing something while wiring in a turbo timer on mine and the lights worked normally after that for a while,clean and refit earths.

 

ok kk wanna have it sorted for sunday.