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Flickering old Fiesta

Garage can't find a fault to explain the flickering brake lights on old Fiesta. Any ideas ?

Asked on 9 August 2011 by klacto

Answered by Honest John
Bad earths to the lights probably due to corrosion inside the light clusters.

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