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Old 17 October 2013, 09:17 AM
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Has anyone any idea whats wrong with my blobeye saloon..............

went out yesterday and stopped the car after doing about 15 miles and when i tried to start it again it was dead,got it jumped off and kind of been allright since except when i put the headlights on the bulbs on the dash go dull.

even stranger when i put the handbrake on the headlights go dull and the heaters dont blow as fast and take the handbrake off and its back to normal!

has anyone had similar issues?
Old 17 October 2013, 10:39 AM
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sounds like alternator isn't charging...
Old 17 October 2013, 10:48 AM
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thanks for the reply exevo3 a friend is going to check it tonight,im still suprised with the handbrake bit lol
Old 17 October 2013, 11:28 AM
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Make sure the car has a good earth very weird things happen when you don't.
Old 17 October 2013, 12:00 PM
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check your battery connections are tight and good condition.
Old 17 October 2013, 12:42 PM
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+1 either an earth or fan belt slipped off
Old 17 October 2013, 06:55 PM
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just had it checked and its the alternator.my car is like a money pit!
Old 17 October 2013, 10:28 PM
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Sounds like altenator... If it is £30 from any breakers and your good to go

Oops you did say it was!! But yeah a replacement will only set you back £20-30 from most of the breakers

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Old 17 October 2013, 10:40 PM
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thought it might be....when it stops charging the car only has the life in the batt and lights go dim and wierd **** happens.... glad you got to the bottom of it...
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im going to get a new one,with my luck ide get a duff one from a breakers!

i thought my car was cursed with the weird light stuff going on lol
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