Hi all. Im scratching my head a bit with this one (even though i am a kind of novice electrically speaking).
I have a Citroen Dispatch van 2007. All has been fine until recently the indicator icon on dashboard started flashing faster than normal (which indicates a bulb gone normally?). I changed the bulb on the rear cluster, but indicator is still flashing fast. I then asked someone to check which lights were working on the whole cluster, and to my suprise the whole lot are not working? (on OSR). Ive looked through handbook and it doesnt look like there is a specific fuse for the feed? I wondered if someone with experience with this stuff may be able to put me in the right direction so i can try to fix myself instead of shelling out unnecessarily.
Thanks in advance.
Shaggy B

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Multiple fuses supply the rear cluster. That won't be the problem (the nearside reverse, fog & brake would have also stopped working otherwise.)

The negative connection to the cluster is common to all the bulbs, so that's what you need to check for first.

Do you have a multimeter?
 
what he said ^^^^^. check the PCB on the cluster. see if the tracks are corroded, or the plug-in connector is not faulty. it will probably be the connection and track that is common to all the bulbs ( lamps for the pedants out there).
 
Hi,before you start jamming the probes everywhere,is that lighting on CanBus? It will affect the test procedure and the damage which could occur.
The owners forum would be the place to start,for common issues,such as French comedy wiring...
 
Firstly, look inside the van, near the offside rear cluster, you should find where the negative connection is to the vehicle's body. It should look something like this...

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Check it for any visible damage. If you've had anything heavy sliding around in the back, this could be totally torn apart.

If all looks good, then it's time to pull out the multimeter. I take it your lamps are in a holder like this?...

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You can see how the bit of metal on the left goes to each lamp. This is the negative connection. You need to put the meter on 'Ohms', poke one probe onto this track, while the other probe is connected to the battery negative terminal. There are other ways of doing this, but I prefer going straight to the battery, you know where you stand then, without second guessing a different negative connection. For this reason I keep a 5 metre long piece of wire with my main multimeter, crocodile clip on one end for the battery, banana plug on the other end to go into the meter.

Tell us the reading and get some photos of the holder, the connector, the loom, etc.
 
Remove cluster plug in on the working side to confirm it works.
but it's french. one side will have a french plug, the other side will be a german one. probably won't fit without running a Panzer over it.
 
Hi. rsgaz. Ive been looking for an earth strap, but can find nothing as obvious as the picture you included. I have taken out the bulb holder and it looks like one of the connectors inside is broken? In the meantime i have contacted Citroen to ask for help in locating the earth strap. Apparently they are going to contact me?Citroen Dispatch bulb holder connection.jpg
 
didn't the french invent those old style flip up trafficators. right one up, i'm turning right...left one up i'm turning left.... both up....i surrender.
 
Looks like you've found the problem! Do as @SWD said, plug it in temporarily on the working side and see if it works to confirm.

No doubt Citroen won't be able to supply just the connector and some crimp terminals, you'll have to buy a whole loom for a ridiculous price. You may be better off going to a scrapyard and cutting off the connector with a good 6 inches or so of wire still attached. You then solder it onto yours and heatshrink to protect the join.
 
Ive heard people mention before that French and Italian wiring is not that great? At the mo im working on the problem being the bulb holder and trying to get some used prices.
 
could always trade it in for a toyota, not the pro-ace as that's a frog puggot in disguise.
 
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