Hi,
This concerns the usual 1998 (early) 2.0L DTH Vectra Estate I married in haste two and a half years ago. Why did I ever walk out on my eighteen year old bought-from-new 1.3 Astra? (Well mainly 'cause it was dissolving but it had been a great, easily maintained vehicle.)
Well, every now and again recently, say at monthly intervals, the rear brake light 10A fuse blows. I just measured the current today and it reads 3.5A which is just about fine for a pair of 25 Watt bulbs (engine off). the correctly listed fuse is 10A and I have fitted 3 recently.
I thought the add-on wiring to the tow bar hitch might be damaged so I disconnected that a month or so ago and presumed I had cured it. No such thing!
Is there anything else on the brake light circuit? I don't think so, and there's no apparent harness damage I can see (not that that says much as it is mostly hidden). Nothing else seems to be affected.
Any bright ideas or (particularly welcome) similar experiences?
Tony.