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hi, not used the van for a while, taxed it today and set off on a run.... then disaster...it went dark and i went to put the lights on, they neither worked at the dashboard nor on the front head lamps
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so were the fuses ok?
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Fuse fallen out into the glove box?
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i tried taking the battery leads off and putting them back on again minus the grease.. i'm gonna go and try the fuse..... ilike the sound of that cheers guys
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oh dear ......* hangs head inn utter disbelief and shame*....would love to say that it was the fuses but in reality I was simply pressing the wrong button, I was pressing the one under the hazard lights...foggys i think
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if I ever made it to a meet it would have been embarassing lol
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Are you blonde? :rollin

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Hey Squire
Try switching your lights on before it's pitch black and you can't see the switch :rofl :rofl

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squire wrote:oh dear ......* hangs head inn utter disbelief and shame*....would love to say that it was the fuses but in reality I was simply pressing the wrong button, I was pressing the one under the hazard lights...foggys i think

DOH!

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Clopper!
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