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Post by ashcullen1989 on Jan 26, 2010 19:28:42 GMT 1
ok so my flasher relay still gone so i have no radio, no indictors and no internal light. in my frustration i ended up pulling a lot of things off my mini for the hell of it. and i was greeted by the problems that my leaking windscreen has created. just take a look.    as a result i got some seals a while back to tackle this problem but think i going to just live with the rust and no carpet now till summer when i take her off the road for a while to get some work done.  |
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Post by taffy1967 on Jan 26, 2010 21:58:51 GMT 1
Hopefully you've caught the rust in time and it's nothing unusual to see on a 13 year old Mini.
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Post by ashcullen1989 on Jan 26, 2010 22:54:02 GMT 1
Yea just the problem that i drive the car almost everyday so getting the time to do her up is going to be hard.
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Post by coedy on Jan 27, 2010 22:07:19 GMT 1
Looks like those could quite easily be plated!
The drivers side section could need a bit more playing around but definitely save-able!
;D
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Post by ashcullen1989 on Feb 2, 2010 12:31:24 GMT 1
ok took the car to my resident mini guru ljones and nothing, if he baffled then i am really in trouble...... carnt seem to find where the electrical fault is coming from it all seems to be working fine.
why do things break when i broke.....
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Post by taffy1967 on Feb 3, 2010 1:20:24 GMT 1
No interior light? Do your hazard warning lights work?  Oh yes and where is the main fuse box and is it of the older 4 fuse or later 24 fuse box variety? |
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Post by ashcullen1989 on Feb 5, 2010 1:01:39 GMT 1
no hazards and it a 24 fuse type and it in the engine bay.
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Post by taffy1967 on Feb 5, 2010 1:12:07 GMT 1
Sounds like a bad fuse or fuse box trouble to me then: -
(1996) 24 Fuse Engine Bay Fuse box: -
1 -- 15a -- Rear screen heater
2 -- 15a -- Reversing lamps, stop lamps, headlamp dim-dip, indicator relay
3 -- 15a -- Auxiliary cooling fan
4 -- 15a -- Headlamp dim-dip
5 -- 15a -- Heater blower, sunroof where fitted
6 -- 15a -- Wash / wipe
7 -- 20a -- Headlamp flasher, horn, alarm
8 -- 10a -- Tacho, ECU, fuel pump relay, alarm
9 -- 10a -- Stereo, cooling fan relay, auto gear selector lamp
10 -- 10a -- Stereo memory, interior lamp, indicators, hazards, alarm, brake fluid warning
11 -- 10a -- Fuel pump
12 -- 10a -- Starter relay
13 -- 10a -- Side and tail lamps left hand, number plate lamp
14 -- 10a -- Side and tail lamps right hand, instrument lamps
15 -- 10a -- Main beam headlamp left hand
16 -- 10a -- Main beam headlamp right hand & warning lamp
17 -- 10a -- Dip beam headlamp left hand
18 -- 10a -- Dip beam headlamp right hand
19 -- 20a --}
20 -- 15a --}These fuses reserved for overseas spec systems
21 -- 10a --}and accessories (A/C system, front fog lamps etc.)
22 -- 20a --}
23 -- N/C
24 -- 10a -- Rear fog lamp
So check this fuse in particular: -
10 -- 10a -- Stereo memory, interior lamp, indicators, hazards, alarm, brake fluid warning
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Post by ashcullen1989 on Feb 5, 2010 1:14:05 GMT 1
yea ljones check the fuse box out and there seems to be a good current all round so we were not sure what the problem is it all seems to be fine, but nothing works very strange.
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Post by taffy1967 on Feb 5, 2010 1:27:55 GMT 1
But all your problems seem to relate to that particular fuse box circuit? I'd get it checked again and perhaps there's a bad connection on one of the terminals or perhaps the rear contacts (if the newer fuse boxes had them) have corroded?
Probably one of the reasons why they moved that fuse box inside the car for the Twin-Point Minis?
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Post by coedy on Feb 5, 2010 2:51:56 GMT 1
silly thing worth pointing out.... If I ever get Indicator problems I check the bulbs, then the fuses, then the hazard switch.... If the hazard switch plays up it sends the majority of my car into meltdown! just one indicator works, or neither work...
sometimes my hazard switch gets stuck between clicks, so it LOOKS correct, but flicking it on then back off again usually makes it seat properly and as a result I get my electrics back! ;D
Worth checking...?
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Post by ashcullen1989 on Feb 5, 2010 12:06:02 GMT 1
will give it a go now thanks desperately trying to stay away form garage carnt afford to be paying out this month as i am off on my charity trip at the end of next month need the cash.
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Post by ashcullen1989 on Mar 12, 2010 19:45:11 GMT 1
well just an update.....!
a month on and still no power in my car, taken it to garage and they say there is no current getting to the switches.....?
they going to be sorting it out for me now as i just need the job done.
also on my way home from work last night i had to slam on the brakes as somebody decided to stop at a roundabout with nothing coming for the hell of it
as a result my driver side calliper decided to explode and shred everything, warped my brake disk.....
so now not only is it in garage to have new electrics i now need a hole new brake system on both sides.....
was tempted to up-rate to a performance system but i dont have 300 lying about.
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Post by taffy1967 on Mar 12, 2010 21:28:10 GMT 1
Bad news, but standard brakes in good order are more than adequate.
I like EBC Green-Stuff pads, because there's virtually zero brake dust and I've not managed to cook them either.
But some say they don't work that well, or at least not too good until well warmed up.
I've had not problems with them though and I could cause bog standard pads to fade in no time on the mountains here in the Rhondda.
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Post by ashcullen1989 on Mar 12, 2010 23:56:59 GMT 1
yea i got the green stuff pads as well, my aloys are a bitch to keep clean so i though it was the best option, i am getting some black stuff pads coming with the disks as it worked out cheaper for some reason, so if they are no good i will do a swap.
i still havent got around to getting a CD player that all i wanted when i first got the car something to attach my ipod too. almost a year on and i not got it as everything keeps falling off my mini.
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Post by boycie101 on Mar 13, 2010 0:58:03 GMT 1
we must have the only green stuff pads that produce same brake dust as normal pads + cant say have noticed any difference in braking to normal pads either  |
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Post by ashcullen1989 on Mar 13, 2010 12:19:33 GMT 1
it one of those things, i have the most unlucky mini in the world so my pads will be worse than the last pair i bet you.
thinking i need to rename the mini to something more fitting to her history with me, any ideas. basically every time i get in it it is truly a mini adventure as i never know what will go wrong next. and i work 40 miles from my house ahhhh.
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Post by taffy1967 on Mar 13, 2010 17:07:22 GMT 1
it one of those things, i have the most unlucky mini in the world so my pads will be worse than the last pair i bet you. thinking i need to rename the mini to something more fitting to her history with me, any ideas. basically every time i get in it it is truly a mini adventure as i never know what will go wrong next. and i work 40 miles from my house ahhhh. How about 'Titanic'? ;D |
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Post by ashcullen1989 on Mar 28, 2010 12:49:43 GMT 1
was in llanelli in work last night and my mini broke down on me. i am cursed!
it also broke down outside a gypsy camp so i am not sure if it going to be there on monday when i can get it picked up.
it an electrical problem gave it to the garage to fix and well they didnt fix it so now who knows what will happen to it.
this mini is costing me tooo much.
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Post by irish on Mar 28, 2010 13:08:03 GMT 1
never give up on a mini, go get it recovered,, get it home safe, away from the gippos,,  and go from there, ) theres plenty of spare parts within the club, cheep and plentyful,   |
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and go from there, ) theres plenty of spare parts within the club, cheep and plentyful, 
