Volkswagen - No Lights after welding!

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Tue 10 Feb 2009 21:43
No Lights after welding! - cub leader
I am desperately in need of some advice, I ha a new battery tray welded into the back of my 1972 vw camper last friday, I have just discovered the rear lights on that side no longer work! Is this something I should expect the welder to sort as they were working before or am I stuck with trying to trace what he has done.
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Tue 10 Feb 2009 21:54
No Lights after welding! - Rattle
Could it be a fuse?
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Tue 10 Feb 2009 21:57
No Lights after welding! - cub leader
no not fuse they are all in one piece and is only on one side
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Tue 10 Feb 2009 22:02
No Lights after welding! - mfarrow
Take it back - he has probably burnt through a cable, or disconnected/forgot to reconnect an earth lead.
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Wed 11 Feb 2009 01:54
No Lights after welding! - Blue {P}
When I had my Mondeo welded they forgot to disconnect the battery and promptly burned out the main fuse, this broke everything. I'd imagine that he has done something similar but on a smaller scale, or simply burned through a wire!

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Wed 11 Feb 2009 09:17
No Lights after welding! - commerdriver
probably burned through a wire, can be a problem with old campers, happened on mine when I had some welding done a few years back. I seem to remember you have a lot of fuses in your camper, might be worth checking.
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