RE: [E30] A couple of problems.... Trunk lid blowing fuse 21(?) when opened & Blinkers/Hazards not working

[Thi VanAusdal <tvanausdal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had the same problem with a Chebbie (not a chubby - that's blowing a
different fuse) Celebrity
belonging to a lady friend.  The wire for the trunk light ran down the
lefthand hinge and had been
kinked when loading or shutting the trunk once.  Where the wire was
bare, it would short out against
the trunklid or hinge and kill the fuse.   A few fuses later, I looked
around and found it.

The E30 has a trunk light, too.   hmmmm.
Look for a short in that circuit.  Maybe the light is miswired (how?
it's +12V to one terminal,
Gnd to the other); but most likely the wire coming into the light is
shorting out to the body
somewhere.

 - thi v.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	DMyron@domain.elided [SMTP:DMyron@domain.elided]
> Sent:	Friday, October 30, 1998 3:06 PM
> To:	bmw-digest@domain.elided
> Subject:	[E30] A couple of problems....  Trunk lid blowing fuse
> 21(?) when opened  &  Blinkers/Hazards not working
> 
> Hey all!  Long time no see.
> 
> I have a couple problems for an '87 325e.  
> 
> Problem #1:
> I recently got in an accident where the backend was smashed up pretty
> good.  I had a bodyshop (Kelly's Autobody in Bellevue, WA) do all the
> repairs.  (Fantastic job BTW).  I took the car home and a couple days
> later opened my trunk, did whatever, and got back in the car.  Ooops,
> no
> stereo power, no clock, no interior lights, and no tach.  I replaced
> the
> fuse not realizing what had caused the problem.  Did this song and
> dance
> several times before I figured out the connection.  What do I have to
> do
> to fix this problem?  I'm guessing that it's a cross-wire
> somewhere(???)
> But it's really becoming a hassle.
> 
> Problem #2:
> My signals just don't work (neither the exterior or dash indicators
> light up).  The hazards don't work either.  It's not the fuse
> (checked)
> and my blinkers have worked one time  since they broke a couple months
> ago.  <shrug> I have no idea.  Any help would be appreciated!
> 
> 
> TIA
> Dave Myron

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