Hazard Flashers

Panky

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Early vans weren't fitted with hazards, and there are a few instances when they can be useful, so I've been looking around for a kit to fit to Harvey and Bonnie.
I came up with this and bought a couple.


For the price I wasn't expecting too much but the same kit is sold elsewhere for a higher price.

I was pleasantly surprised, it looks well made and finished, very simple with only three wires and an earth to connect.

The box

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The contents of the box

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No connectors are included so you'll need some and there's only about 6" of loom attached so some suitable cable will be needed to reach the splice in points and fuse box.

It's a bit modern looking so I fitted it out of the way so not to be too obvious.

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Took about an hour to fit, probably would have been less if I hadn't connected it into the side light on one side :rolleyes: and it works fine. For the price you can't go wrong.
 
There can be a problem with the simple fitting kits............

They join the left and right flashers together, and if the hazards are working and you operate the indicator lever accidentally at the same time you can blow the flasher unit. I wrecked a couple of flasher units before I realised what was causing it. Then I ripped out the hazard kit and replaced it with a proper one with the multi-wire switch which disconnects the flasher relay when the hazards are working. I'm not sure if fitting a more robust (ie modern 4 x 21W flasher relay would solve the problem.

I can't be sure your kit is like this, but it does look like it.
 
I'll bear that in mind. I did operate the indicators when the hazards were running just to see if the tell tale on the dash worked with the hazards going, it didn't. I checked the indicators were working afterwards and they were - I won't make a habit of doing that though.
 
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