2 Din head unit flashes from day to night mode when rh indicator and brakes are on.

[mudski]

It's all your dodgy wiring mate !!! silk suit and tin foil hat on !!!!!!!

Says he with the birds nest under his dash!!!
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Fixed it for ya too matee!!!

[the evil twin]

Thanks ET. I might have to wait until it does it again and be ready....

... or drive thru a car wash before every trip

[mudski]

You wouldn't believe it. It has not done it once since last week.

[Robo]

You have an bull bar fitted?. and tow bar?.

My GU's "Factory fitted alloy b/bar" was wired with those dreaded scotch locks.
poor connections they are, if they don't completely cut the wires.
any way, had a similar problem right blinker having trouble earthing through the correct path to ground.
earth was finding it's way through parker light to ground, parker was flashing instead of flasher, wtf.
fixed by removing s/lock , soldered wires and self amalgamating tape to reseal.

hope that helps

[Paule]

You have an bull bar fitted?. and tow bar?.

My GU's "Factory fitted alloy b/bar" was wired with those dreaded scotch locks.
poor connections they are, if they don't completely cut the wires.
any way, had a similar problem right blinker having trouble earthing through the correct path to ground.
earth was finding it's way through parker light to ground, parker was flashing instead of flasher, wtf.
fixed by removing s/lock , soldered wires and self amalgamating tape to reseal.

hope that helps

This might not help mudski but it helps me I've got the exact same thing happening to my troll,

[Robo]

This might not help mudski but it helps me I've got the exact same thing happening to my troll,

I relies its a long shot, but spreading the news could help.
seems it has already in less than 1/4hr for you.
cheers.

[mudski]

No scotch locks in my car Robo. Everything is soldered.
I can't figure it out. It hasnt done it for nearly a week now.

[the evil twin]

Welcome to the world of electronics, mate.

Slightly off topic but I was reduced to tears trying to sort a wiring problem in my younger days.
It was (believe it or not) a wire that had continuity in one polarity but was open cct the other.
Because it was easier to get to the "wrong" end it would look OK on a test meter but DC wouldn't flow thru the bastard thing. Took me friggin' ages to figure it out.
It was a solid conductor that was broken inside the sheath so it was acting like a point contact diode

It was quite a few years ago now and I have lost the wire in my moves around OZ... won me a beer on more than a few occassions

[Robo]

No scotch locks in my car Robo. Everything is soldered.
I can't figure it out. It hasnt done it for nearly a week now.

I was very surprised to see these crap items being used to couple up to such a thin wire.
Reading you said blinker was involved, it could of been a remote possibility.
Is it possible poor earth in lamp fitting instead, dirt build up maybe?.

[mudski]

I was very surprised to see these crap items being used to couple up to such a thin wire.
Reading you said blinker was involved, it could of been a remote possibility.
Is it possible poor earth in lamp fitting instead, dirt build up maybe?.

Its been raining off an on for over a week so the moisture has something to do with it for sure. I'll have to wait until it does it again to find the culprit.