First Impressions

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Re: First Impressions

Post by XMV6 sadist » Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:29 am

If you drive enough on the motorway you have time to spot things like this. If you see a car in the distance with there brake lights permanently on, it will almost certainly be a 206. it seems to be a recurrent (pardon the electrical pun) problem. I've seen loads of them.

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Re: First Impressions

Post by Peter.N. » Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:37 am

If they have multiplexed wiring its probably interferance from a local radio station :D
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Re: First Impressions

Post by robert_e_smart » Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:42 am

Yep, 206s are notorious for that!
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Re: First Impressions

Post by Dieselman » Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:00 pm

and Fiesta's.
jorgy's spot of the MG is probably the reverse switch gone South.
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Re: First Impressions

Post by Ciaran » Sun Nov 08, 2009 4:43 pm

XMV6 sadist wrote:If you drive enough on the motorway you have time to spot things like this. If you see a car in the distance with there brake lights permanently on, it will almost certainly be a 206. it seems to be a recurrent (pardon the electrical pun) problem. I've seen loads of them.
Yes. Also seen a number of late 90s / early 00 Fiestas with a similar problem, the brake lights shimmer and flicker on as the car drives along and hits bumps etc, obviously something loose, but have seen a ton of them doing it.

That, and the Mk1 Meganes with rear indicators and brake lights which operate in unison....

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Re: First Impressions

Post by andmcit » Sun Nov 08, 2009 4:53 pm

Ciaran wrote:the Mk1 Meganes with rear indicators and brake lights which operate in unison....
:lol:

That's probably as they get accidentally knocked as the steering wheel is turned. :roll: :evil:

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Re: First Impressions

Post by nirgunapa » Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:07 pm

Well trying to return to the start of this thread :lol: are these 'fires' the right ones? (just got to love babelfish!)

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I wonder what an appropriate price would be?
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Re: First Impressions

Post by robert_e_smart » Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:22 pm

Yes they are Colin.

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Re: First Impressions

Post by andmcit » Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:23 pm

Yep, sure are!

These must be on about 5% of all UK Xm's as there weren't that many base spec cars
so I can fully understand shopping in France! I'd imagine in UK currency in a scrappy
they'd be around a tenner each (maybe even the pair) but due to our currency being
a complete joke and worth diddly do's, expect to pay handsomely for them - watch
the cost of the postage - I've had better prices from Germany but there doesn't seem
to be any logic or consistency across France/Germany.

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