sorry for floodin the forum with 'newbie' questions but

if my indicators work independently but not when i switched my hazards light ON - does it mean i need to change the "bob"??

what is a bob?

found that answer from a similar thread.........

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98 brg rover

Your Mini has hazard lights? It must be the luxury model No idea what a 'bob' is besides an often fictitious uncle. Could somehow mean the flasher unit but I wouldn't have thought so as the indicators work independantly. You might like to try testing the hazard light switch itself, perhaps temporarily bipass the switch and see if it works.

as far as I'm aware, the hazard light relies on the same flasher unit as the indicators, it just bridges the gap (so to speak) between the left and right indicator lights allowing all to flash. I'm working on putting a hazard light in my mini without the flashing speed slowing. Not sure how it does it and have been studying the electrical circuit diagram of a toyota ute.

First thing I suppse I would check is the switch to make sure it works

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You're only supposed to blow WHAT off?

sounds like a typo...

try it like this... does it mean i need to change the "bulb"??

I'd say no - all sounds normal to me. You don't get control of indicators when your hazards are active.

ermm...when i flip on the switch (sometimes only the left indicator comes on) or theres this tick tick sound that it makes n NOTHING comes on!

will kissing my mini make it any betta?

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98 brg rover

This happens when? if you have indicators off and turning on the Hazards?

or Hazards on and trying to use the indicators at the same time?

we're not getting into auto-eroticism here are we?

Brings new meaning to the phrase "I love my mini"

flasher units are funny buggers. Basically just a big capacitor but from what you say, if the right indicator works normally and all the bulbs are good, then I'd check the connection from your flasher unit, from your switch.

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You're only supposed to blow WHAT off?

For all rushing out to their Mini's searching for a hazard light switch, this is a 90's import, so you prolly wont find the switch!

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yup, knew that.

Actually, the angle the mini is sitting at (ie, no weight over the front wheels) my aged next door neighbour asked if I was checking for oil leaks and was most surprised to hear that I had bought a mini with no engine. (No hazard lights either)

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You're only supposed to blow WHAT off?

ahhh thats good to know, christ i only found out that i was meant to have reverse lights the other day, But i found them!!! , i dont think i could handle not having the hazzards working aswell!!!

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well....i need that to work inorder to get rwc (i "think") not that i realli care if i hav hazard or not but since the switch is there, might as well make it work!

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98 brg rover

K Ryan - so the hazards no work

You're getting the ticking sound so the flasher unit sounds like it's working OK [or trying to] so it is most likely a problem with a poor earth.

Check that the connecting wires to the Hazard switch are making a good metal to melal contact. [take them off and clean them if you have to.

Do the same for the flasher unit wires
Take out all 4 indicator globes [sorry "bobs"] and run some sandpaper around the inside of the globe fitting to get a better contact for the "bobs"

You could also check the terminals in the fuse box and give them a sanding as well to get a good electrical contact through there as well.

Hope it helps
Dat

thanks for the info....will try it now

brb (headin towards my garage n see if i even can locate where all the wires are!! wait how do u open the bonnet again?hehe )

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98 brg rover

newsflash! after dooderlin for hours - i still have yet to manage to track which wire is for what - simply did this trail n error thingy where i unplugg a wire n see if the lights comes up...but still have yet to manage to locate where the wire is!!

anyway yes finally got the hazard lights to work for some reason, it decide to give in and blink both indicators for me =)

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98 brg rover

ummm... where's the hazard lights in a clubman?